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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NinerBikes wrote:If I were to go that route (and it's not a bad idea), I think I would tape up the end and stick them in a can ofDip-It. That's great stuff
I'd think you could, in a pinch, smear some "shoe goo" on the insulation to lug as sealer also. I've used it to seal briar patch pin hole leaks in my breathable waders also.
Boon hauler: You don't need to buy everything from the same place if you have a crimper with different dies. My lugs came from Arizona Wind and Sun, but they wanted WAY too much for the hi-end cable, and you see how my 20+ crimps came out. My Excelene cable was so tight in the lug that if it wasn't flared I never would have gotten it in.
That crimper is a Mic Tools, MIC-120. I paid around $125, but can't find it on eBay now. Mex is right about the squeeze. The bigger the tool, the easier it is to get the crimp you want without detaching a tendon.
