Electrical tooling

Electrical tooling that allows me to get the job done right and to a high standard first time and faster than most.

I use insulated Wiha screw drivers as they seem to last well. Also they make one of the few terminal strip drivers available.

One of the more useful additions when interpreting AC voltages is the Fluke SV225.
Stray AC voltage can appear in electrical installations, due to the capacitance effect between pairs of wires. This may result in erroneous readings on high impedance meters.
The SV225 solves this without compromising safety.

On energized wires, the meter will indicate the real voltage. On non-energized circuits the meter will read close to zero (even if there are stray voltages).

Other key items are spare fuses for the meter, an assortment of probes test leads and clamps, and a few jumper wires.

The Fluke VoltAlert 1AC-A II is an extraordinary useful tool for tracing live AC circuits and staying safe. This is especially true on vessels with non ABYC compliant wiring, and when wiring colors of DC and AC circuits are the same (often white, or red and black only). A lot of late 70's and 80's Chinese built trawlers are wired this way. Makes life interesting.

TBM5S compression box-crimper with dies. What's critical in a crimping tool for lugs, is the ability to calibrate the tool to the lugs used. The TBM5S allows precise calibration. The resulting box compression swage is consistent and dependable, an important consideration when working with high currents. A poor connection will have high resistance overheat, and probably result in damage.

Typical Ancor supplies on hand.

I use only tinned marine grade wire in my installations. This wire exceeds all UL 1426, US Coast Guard Charter boat (CFR Title 46) and ABYC standards.  Insulation must rate at 600 volts, 105° C dry and 75° C wet