00:18A dye is a component added to a tool that conforms to a specific type of crim joining a

00:24connector to a conductor to produce a safe and reliable connection.

00:29Bernie designs and manufactures many different types of dyes used in the electrical power

00:34industry. Despite their different appearances,

00:37each one is designed and tested to work with a designated tool connector and conductor for its

00:42intended application.

00:44Circumferential dyes, circum frontal dyes produce circular indents on opposite sides of

00:50the compression barrel, circumferential dyes are commonly used on solid stranded flex and A

00:56CS R conductors and are popular in construction and industrial applications and in overhead

01:02distribution hex dyes, hex dyes produce a hexagonal cross section that uniformly compress

01:09the conductor strands.

01:11Hex dyes are commonly used on stranded and A CS R A CS S conductor and are

01:18popular in transmission applications. Nest and indent crimps are made with a dye set

01:24consisting of the nest dye which cradles the tubular barrel being crimped and the indent dye

01:30which compresses and cold works. The conductor and connector into a sound crim

01:37nest and, and denture installations require fewer crimps to install than hex or

01:41circumferential.

01:43They eliminate the need for dye selection and results in less elongation of the connector.

01:48During installation budding, the faces of the

01:54die would contact each other on a completed crimp non budding,

02:00the crimp would be completed before the dye makes contact.

02:06The colors represent the burnie engineered system.

02:09Colored bands should match the color of the connector to ensure a safe and reliable

02:14connection.

02:22The dye index numbers correspond to a specific wire size.

02:26Every connector has a corresponding number of a dye that should be used to make a safe

02:31connection. The

02:37emboss shows inspectors that the crimp was made with the right dye and specifically a burnie

02:43dye with the burnie bug catalog number,

02:51brandy bug wire size, metric size color

02:57code index number.

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