Cable Lugs or 1/0 cable
Originally setup to just run a small coffee grinder, we're now trying to pull 70ADC from the batteries to run an induction hotplate. For some reason, these things always seem to get out of hand ......
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Forty bucks will get you a pentagon or octagon die hydraulic crimper on eBray. You'll never see a high amperage HV transmission line made with a dimple crimp. Medium voltage 250 MCM Al line has eight strands. A very different environment.
Go with the "eleven die" eBray crimper. Most offer free shipping and the pump lies on the ground giving you one free hand to retain the conductor.
Hard copper pipe is not nearly as pure as electrolytic copper. And heavy duty grade lugs have three times as thick Sn (tin) plating as cheap thin lugs. Cast copper lugs are by far the best bet. That and triple-wall heat shrink cable tubing. Anti-rotation style CAST lugs always gave me the best service. Go to Delcity.net and start searching. BTW, for some reason one size larger lugs fit much better when using AWG rather than SAE grade wire. So buy 2/0 lugs for 1/0 AWG cable.
Go with the "eleven die" eBray crimper. Most offer free shipping and the pump lies on the ground giving you one free hand to retain the conductor.
Hard copper pipe is not nearly as pure as electrolytic copper. And heavy duty grade lugs have three times as thick Sn (tin) plating as cheap thin lugs. Cast copper lugs are by far the best bet. That and triple-wall heat shrink cable tubing. Anti-rotation style CAST lugs always gave me the best service. Go to Delcity.net and start searching. BTW, for some reason one size larger lugs fit much better when using AWG rather than SAE grade wire. So buy 2/0 lugs for 1/0 AWG cable.
