• Battery powered crimpers are more convenient than those with power cables.batteries image by Aleksandr Lobanov from Fotolia.com
  
  Crimp tools are a commonly used tool but are often inconvenient. They have a similar effect as pliers in that they are used to squeeze cables together. Crimp tools with power cables or hoses are sometimes impractical for your work load; fortunately, battery powered crimp tools are available.
  
  

SCTE62XX Battery Powered Safe-T-Cable Crimp Tool

• The SCTE62XX is designed to crimp ferrules. It allows for one-handed operation with a crimp force of 4 tons. The average crimp time for the SCTE62XX is 4 seconds, and it does 85 crimps per charge. The head rotates 350 degrees. The die automatically opens when the crimp is finished and can retract mid-cycle.
  
  

HXE4 Battery Powered Crimp Tool

• The HXE4 crimp tool is designed to crimp copper and aluminum cable with DMC "Y" Dies. It allows for one-handed operation with a crimp force of 1.5 tons. The average crimp time is 2 seconds, and it can crimp 150 crimps per charge. Its head rotates 350 degrees. The die can retract mid-cycle and opens automatically when the crimp is finished.
  
  

AFE8 Battery Powered Indent Crimp Tool

• The AFE8 battery powered indent crimp tool is designed to crimp a full range of proprietary contacts onto aluminum and copper cables 12 through 26 AWG, or American Wire Gauge. The design allows for one-handed operation with a crimp force of 1.5 tons. The average crimp time is 2 seconds, and it can crimp 150 per charge. The head rotates 350 degrees and the indenters open automatically when it has finished crimping.