"spudnuty" wrote in message
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Where I am special crimp connections are required by code for making
Al-Cu connections. However the equipment is so expensive no one stocks
it or rents it.
Richard


What sort of equipment? If it has to be usable in some of the confined
spaces where you often have to make connections, wouldn't it have to be
in
the size of range of other hand tools?
Well this came up when I looked at a job in a high rise condo. There
were many badly damaged outlets and upon inspection it was clear that
there had been a lot of overheated connections. Even some burning. The
building was from the 70's and the wiring was all aluminum. I have had
bad experience with aluminum badly installed. One power distribution
room I was in had so much arcing in it you really didn't need to have
the lights on.
Anyway it's on Sam's he
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/electrical-...ection-16.html
and initially he
http://www.mikeholt.com/mojonewsarch...C~20030502.htm
The tool required is AMP PART NO. 933150-1. They will only sell to
licensed electricians who have completed their (AMP's) training
program. Cost of training, $2000 and actually the tool cannot be
purchased only leased. Cost of a 3 month lease, $700-$800 dollars.
I presented this to my client with the option of replacing everything
with copper and he hired someone else and they used wirenuts. In
talking to a longtime employee of the building he said "Yah there have
been a lot of electrical fires in the building."
Richard


I wonder what it cost them to take care of the building inspector, either
financially, or with a bag of cement.