Best way to add terminals to 2/0 wire?

[krminyl@...]

Steve,

I re-wired my batteries about a year ago. I used a crimping tool where you
place the lug in it, put the wire in the lug, and give it a good smack with a
hammer. I used heavy welding cable, with the smaller stranded copper wire,
and then soldered the lug using a propane torch and rosin core solder. I
then used heat shrink on the lug of the appropriate color (the welding wire was
all black). Most of the stuff is available at welding supply stores.

Probably the crimping tool was sufficient, but I had the torch, solder and
the time, so what the heck! No problems thus far....

BTW, there are copper lugs, and I think silver tinned lugs available...not
sure which one is best, but I used both of them when I put my cables together.
Comments ? ? ?


Kevin McKeown
Yorba Linda, CA
1986 38' PT


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