Malco C5A Power Assisted Crimper

Malco C5A Power Assisted Crimper features:

Inserts into the chuck of a minimum 14.4 Volt cordless or maximum 7 Amp A/C drill.
Can be easily operated with one hand.
Various applications including 24 to 30-gauge (0.71 to 0.41 mm) galvanized steel duct, spiral duct, black stove pipe, or aluminum pipe.

What is the smallest diameter pipe the tool can be used on?

6ﾔ outside diameter

What speed should the drill be used at?

We recommend that the slowest speed be used for more control.

The material or crimp is getting distorted, why is this?

The material needs to be straight when on the attachment; if it tilted it will most likely distort the material, especially materials of lighter gauge such as 30 gauges.

The attachment sometimes makes a clicking sound sometimes, what is this, is the attachment broken?

The clicking noise is the clutch mechanism in the attachment. This will protect the attachment from being damaged when trying to use on materials greater than the maximum capacity of the attachment.

Can the power assisted crimper be used on stainless steel round pipe?

We have not rated this solution to be used on stainless steel, however if the material has a seam, it probably a light enough gauge and our solution will work on it

What happens if the material is inserted past the guide?

The material will be pushed up against the back of the attachment and will cause the material to curl up on the edge making it difficult to attach two pipes. The guide line helps since most often the pipe edge is not even all the way around.

There are three detents, or notches, on the adjustment bar, what are the differences?

The first two notches are insignificant; youﾒll want to move the bar up to the third (locking) notch.