Battery Cable Crimpers
I got into what I thought would be "simple" battery maintainence yesterday, only to find a hidden corroded mess ! Most all the crimped lugs are a solid mass of corrosion up inside the lugs, and all co...
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Gjac wrote:
I have had several problems with crimped cables and corrosion on the battery lugs and inverter lugs. I have seen the green corrosion travel several inches up inside the cable. So what I do now is put the lug in a vise upright so the solder can melt in the cup and heat the lug, solder and cable with a propane torch at the same time then stick the cable end into the melted solder. When cool I put heat shrink around the cable end. It is more work than a crimp but it has eliminated the corrosion for me.
Problem is, solder should never be used as the mechanical connection. It is only meant to be an electrical connection. If and when the solder breaks free of the lug, you now have a bad connection with high resistance and heat generation.
