Is it acceptable to use a Ilsco 471 die to crimp on a HOMAC SA 2 N lug for a #1 AL conductor? The Ilsco is gold colored and I’m reading on T and B site that you need a gold die for #1. I know that some manufacturers prefer that you use only their dies but this is the first time I’ve used these Blackburn/HOMAC/TandB lugs?
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electrofelon
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I would say no. These are the dies shown in the catalog for that lug:
TU, 52, BG,
243, 5⁄8, CSA 22
TU, 52, BG,
243, 5⁄8, CSA 22
letgomywago
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If you get a greenlee tool it'll be cross rated for various brands of crimp
electrofelon
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Could you provide the link to where that is stated? A given die is not necessarily just for a given conductor size. Many of the homac lugs, including the SA series are not the standard color coded system. Homac has many lug series that take the same die over a wide conductor range.
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That only works if the connector itself is listed for use with various crimp tools.
The common die 8-1/0 lugs are all .625" OD. 1/0 AL compression lugs are .625" OD.
Not necessarily a UL listed combination, but a BG or 243 die crimps a tan lug just as nice as a .625" utility lug. A tan die crimps a .625" utility lug just as nice as a tan lug.
Not necessarily a UL listed combination, but a BG or 243 die crimps a tan lug just as nice as a .625" utility lug. A tan die crimps a .625" utility lug just as nice as a tan lug.
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letgomywago
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Greenlee crimpers and Milwaukee battery ones often are.
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