My local power company let's us disconnect and reconnect services ourselves. I am sick of dealing with split bolts while up in the air, just to have them cut off the next week by the lineman who upgrades the overhead line after the service change. They make connectors that are easier to use and insulate, but they are expensive.
I hear a lot of people talking about the Burndy MD6 or MD6-8. I was wondering if people with experience could tell me the difference between these two models? The advantages? Also, how do the dies and crimps work? Are they only for 1 wire size, or do they cover a range of sizes?
The customer side of the splice is either #2 AL, #2/0 CU, or #4/0 AL.
The PoCo side of the splice can vary, I am not sure what sizes they use. I upgrade from old 60A services that are fed with tiny conductors, old 100A services that use a little bigger conductors, and newer 200A services that use even bigger conductors. I would need to buy crimps that were specific to the exact conductor size?
Any other info on the Burndy crimper as well as the dies and crimps that I would need is greatly appreciated.
I hear a lot of people talking about the Burndy MD6 or MD6-8. I was wondering if people with experience could tell me the difference between these two models? The advantages? Also, how do the dies and crimps work? Are they only for 1 wire size, or do they cover a range of sizes?
The customer side of the splice is either #2 AL, #2/0 CU, or #4/0 AL.
The PoCo side of the splice can vary, I am not sure what sizes they use. I upgrade from old 60A services that are fed with tiny conductors, old 100A services that use a little bigger conductors, and newer 200A services that use even bigger conductors. I would need to buy crimps that were specific to the exact conductor size?
Any other info on the Burndy crimper as well as the dies and crimps that I would need is greatly appreciated.