Thomas & Betts Blackburn Catalog

LITHIUM-ION
BATTERY-POWERED TOOLS

Lithium-Ion Battery Powered Tools

The Thomas & Betts line of 6- to 15-ton compression and cutting tools
is equipped with lithium-ion (Li) battery technology.

• 14.4V lithium-ion battery offers lighter weight, longer run time,

no memory effect, minimal discharge and rapid recharge

• Visual indication of complete crimp compression (green/orange/red)

Compression Tools

Li 6-Ton Open Crimp Tool

• Designed for one-handed

control ram advancement
and retraction

• Open yoke design with rotating

head allows for maximum crimping flexibility

• Protective rubber boot on head

• Rapid advance feature decreases crimp time

• 14.4V DC Motor

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

TBM6PCR-LI

13"L x 2.5"W

x 12"H

8.5 lbs.

with Battery

Cu #8–600 kcmil

Al #8–400 kcmil

6 Tons

• All tools and batteries come with a standard 5-year warranty

• Covers a wide range of applications in both the electrical and

utility markets

Li 6-Ton Closed Crimp Tool

• Designed for one-handed control

ram advancement and retraction

• Rotating head allows maximum flexibility

for crimping

• Rapid advance feature decreases crimp time

• 14.4V DC Motor

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

TBM62PCR-LI

13"L x 2.5"W

x 12"H

8.5 lbs.

with Battery

Cu #8–600 kcmil

Al #8–400 kcmil

6 Tons

Li 6-Ton Dieless Closed Crimp Tool Li 6-Ton Dieless Open Crimp Tool

• Dieless tool with a 180˚ rotating

head, uses one stationary and
three movable indenting nibs,
which close at 90˚ angles to each
other so that the connector
is squeezed equally at four strategic points

• Crimps most connectors manufactured to ANSI

C119.4 specification #6–750 kcmil

• 14.4V DC Motor

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

HMC5750-LI

15"L x 2.5"W

x 13"H

12.5 lbs.

with Battery

Cu / Al

#6-750 kcmil

6 Tons

• Dieless tool with a 180˚ rotating

head, used to compress
Homac®/Anderson® style lugs
with 6 tons of force

• Crimps most connectors manufactured

to ANSI C119.4 specification up to 500 kcmil

• 14.4V DC Motor

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

HMC5630-LI

14"L x 2.5"W

x 13"H

11.5 lbs.

with Battery

Cu / Al

#8-500 kcmil

6 Tons

Compression Tools

Li Inline 6-Ton Open OD Crimp Tool

• Designed with rotating 180˚ jaws and integrated LED work

lights offering more maneuverability in tight spaces, while
still providing 6 tons of scissor action crimping force

• Designed for one-handed control ram advancement and

retraction with a rapid advance feature which
decreases crimp time

• Accepts W-style dies

• 14.4V DC Motor

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

TBM6UCR-LI

22"L x 3.5"W

x 4.5"H

8.75 lbs.

with Battery

Cu #8-300 kcmil

Al #8-4/0 kcmil

6 Tons

Li Inline 6-Ton Open Die Crimp Tool

• Designed with rotating 180˚ jaws and integrated LED work

lights offering more maneuverability in tight spaces, while
still providing 6 tons of scissor action crimping force

• Designed for one-handed control ram advancement and

retraction with a rapid advance feature which
decreases crimp time

• Accepts W-style dies

• 14.4V DC Motor

Li 12-Ton Open Crimp Tool

• Designed for one-handed control

ram advancement and retraction

• Rotating head allows maximum

flexibility for crimping and a protective
rubber boot on “C” head

• Rapid advance feature decreases crimp time

• 14.4V DC Motor

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

TBM12PCR-LI

16.5"L x 3.3"W
x 12.6"H

16.8 lbs.

with Battery

Cu / Al

#8-750 kcmil

12

Tons

Li 14-Ton Open Crimp Tool

• Installs up to 900 kcmil copper lugs and splices and up to 750 kcmil

aluminum lugs and splices

• Rotating head allows maximum flexibility

for crimping and a protective rubber
boot on “C” head

• Rapid advance feature

decreases crimp time

• 14.4V DC Motor

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

TBM6UNICR-LI

20"L x 3.5"W

x 4.5"H

8.75 lbs.

with Battery

Cu #8-500 kcmil

Al #8-350 kcmil

6 Tons

Li Inline 6-Ton Closed Crimp Tool

• Designed with a rotating 180˚ head and integrated LED work

lights offering more maneuverability in tight spaces, while still
providing 6 tons of parallel action crimping force

• Designed for one-handed control ram advancement and

retraction with a rapid advance feature which
decreases crimp time

• Accepts W-style dies

• 14.4V DC Motor

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

TBM62CR-LI

18"L x 3.5"W

x 4.5"H

8.75 lbs.

with Battery

Cu #8-600 kmil
Al #8-400 kcmil

6 Tons

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

TBM14CR-LI

19"L x 3.5"W

x 10.5"H

20 lbs.

with Battery

Cu #8-900 kcmil

Al #10-750 kcmil

14

Tons

Li 15-Ton Closed Crimp Tool

• Installs up to 1500 kcmil copper lugs and splices and up to 1250

kcmil aluminum lugs and splices

• Rotating head allows maximum flexibility for

crimping and a protective rubber boot

• Rapid advance feature

decreases crimp time

• 14.4V DC Motor

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

TBM15CR-LI

21.5"L x 3.5"W
x 10.5"H

24 lbs.

with Battery

Cu #8–1500 kcmil

Al #10–1250 kcmil

15

Tons

AccessoriesCutting Tools

Li Cutter for 750 kcmil Cu,
636 kcmil ACSR

• Designed for one-handed control of blade

advancement and retraction

• Cuts up to 750 kcmil copper, 2

1

⁄8” O.D. aluminum,

and 636 kcmil ACSR

• 14.4V DC Motor

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

TBM54CTS-LI

16"L x 4.5"W

x 5"H

Li Cutter for Up

5.8 lbs.

with Battery

Cu 750 kcmil

Al 1500 kcmil

ACSR 636 kcmil

to 1500 kcmil Cu

• Designed for one-handed control of blade

advancement and retraction

• Cuts up to 1000 kcmil copper and 2

(not for use on ACSR)

• 14.4V DC Motor

1

⁄8” O.D. aluminum

N/A

Li Battery

• Standard battery platforms across all new

Li-Ion tools

• Provides more crimps per charge than

standard Ni-MH batteries

• Lithium Ion

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

144-BAT-LI

4.2"L x 3.3"W
x 2.6"H

1.2 lbs. 3.0 Ah 14.4V DC

Adapter for Li Battery

• Converts older TBM series battery tools with poke-in

style battery to the new Li-Ion battery platform,
allowing for higher productivity as batteries are
interchangeable across the Li-Ion tools

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

144-ADP-LI N/A N/A N/A N/A

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

TBM54CT-LI

16"L x 4.5"W

x 5"H

5.8 lbs.

with Battery

Cu 1000 kcmil

Al 1500 kcmil

ACSR – Do Not Cut

Li Cutter for Steel, ACSR, Al, Cu

• Designed for one-handed

control of blade advancement
and retraction with a rotating
head to allow maximum flexibility for cutting

• Features a two-stage rapid advance ram

for reduced cycles with overload bypass
protection, which will pop off if the material
is beyond the cutter’s capacity

1

• Cuts up to 1-

• Cuts rebar, ground rod up to

• 14.4V DC Motor

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Capacity Output

TBM58PCTS-LI

⁄2” O.D. Copper, Aluminum, and ACSR cable

5

⁄8” and wire rope up to ¾”

3

"

⁄4

5

"

⁄8

5

⁄8

1

"

⁄2

1

17.5"L x 2.5"W
x 13"H

14.6 lbs.

with Battery

Wire rope

Rebar

Ground Rod

ACSR 1-

Cu/Al cable 1-

"

"

⁄2

N/A

N/A

Li Battery Charger

• Charger works across the

standard battery platform for
all new Li-Ion tools

Cat. # Dimensions Weight Input Voltage Output

144-CHR-LI

9"L x 5.7"W

x 3.2"H

3.5 lbs.

100–240V AC

50/60 Hz

10.8–14.4V DC

7A 28.8V DC 3A

Tools and Dies

Dies for Standard Lugs & Splices

CONNECTOR SIZE

CODE

COPPER FLEX/24 AL/CU COLOR CODE

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TBM62CR-LI, TBM6UNICR-LI TBM12PCR-LI, TBM14CR-LI TBM15CR-LI

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8 AWG 37/24 10 AWG RED 6TON21 21 6TON21X 21X 15520 21 15520X 21X 15520 21 15520F 21 15520X 21X
6 AWG 61/24 8 AWG BLUE 6TON24 24 6TON24X 24X 15522 24 15522X 24X 15522 24 15522F 24 15522X 24X
4 AWG 91/24 6 AWG GRAY 6TON29 29 6TON29X 29X 15527-CK 29 15527X 29X 15527-CK 29 15527F 29 15527X 29X
2 AWG 125/24 BROWN 6TON33 33 6TON33X 33X 15528 33 15528X 33X 15528 33 15528F 33 15528X 33X
1 AWG 140/24 4 AWG GREEN 6TON37 37 6TON37X 37X 15513-CK 37 15513X 37X 15513-CK 37 15513F 37 15513X 37X

1/0 225/24 2 AWG PINK 6TON42 42 6TON42X 42X 15508 42 15508X 42X 15508 42 15508F 42 15508X 42X
2/0 275/24 BLACK 6TON45 45 6TON45X 45X 15526 45 15526X 45X 15526 45 15526F 45 15526X 45X
3/0 325/24 ORANGE 6TON50 50H 6TON50X 50X 15530 50 15530X 50X 15530 50 15530F 50 15530X 50X
4/0 450/24 PURPLE 6TON54 54H 6TON54X 54X 15511 54 15511X 54X 15511 54 15511F 54 15511X 54X

250 kcmil 550/24 YELLOW 6TON62 62H 6TON62X 62X 15510-CK 62 15510X 62X 15510-CK 62 15510F 62 15510X 62X 15662X 62X

1 AWG GOLD 6TON45 45 15526 45 15526 45

1/0 TAN 6TON50 50H 15530 50 15530 50
2/0 OLIVE 6TON54 54H 15511 54 15511 54

3/0 RUBY 6TON60 60H 15532-CK 60 15532-CK 60 15532F 60
300 kcmil 650/24 4/0 WHITE 6TON66 66H 6TON66X 66X 15534 66 15534X 66X 15534 66 15534F 66 15534X 66X 15666X 66X
350 kcmil 775/24 (short) 250 kcmil RED 6TON71 71H 15514-CK 71 15514X 71X 15514-CK 71 15514F 71 15514X 71X 15671X 71X
400 kcmil 775/24 (long) 300 kcmil BLUE 6TON76 76H 15512 76 15512X 76X 15512 76 15512F 76 15512X 76X 15676X 76X

925/24* 6TON80 80H 15517 80H 15517X 80X 15517 80H 15606 80H 15517X 80X 15606X 80X
500 kcmil 350 kcmil BROWN 6TON87 87H 15506 87H 15506X 87X 15506 87H 15506F 87H 15506X 87X 15687X 87X
600 kcmil 1100/24 400 kcmil GREEN 6TON94 94H 15536-CK 94H 15536X 94X 15536-CK 94H 15611 94H 15536X 94X 15611X 94X
700 kcmil 1325/24** 500 kcmil PINK 15505 99H 15505 99H 15505F 99H 15605X 99X

TBM6PCR-LI, TBM62PCR-LI,

750 kcmil 650 kcmil BLACK 15515-CK 106H

15515-CK 106H 15515F 106H 15615X 106X

800 kcmil ORANGE 15540 107H 15608 107H 15608X 107X

700 kcmil PURPLE 15609 112H

900 kcmil 195/24 750 kcmil YELLOW 15504 115H 15504 115H 15504F 115H 15604X 115X

1000 kcmil 800 kcmil N/A 15603 125H

1000 kcmil N/A 15602 140H

15601 150H

*Standard barrel only. Long barrel requires Brown 87H.
**Standard barrel only. Long barrel requires Black 106H.

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Dies are sold separately in halves. The catalog numbers shown in the chart above are for the upper half of the die.
For the bottom half (the indenter), order one Cat. No. 6TONX for all 6TONX Series, one Cat. No. 15500X for 15500X Series Die Codes 21X-94X
and one Cat. No. 15600X for all 15600X Series Die Codes 62X-115X.
‡ These dies require adapter 15500-TB to be used in the TBM15CR-LI.

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