Insert bare stranded wire, tighten screw.
I really dislike these types of connections. In my experience the set screw needs to be retightened often, the copper gets all oxidized, the screws can loosen up and the wires fall out. Yesterda...
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All of my 4AWG cable connections use the inexpensive 8-ton Hand Crimper tool and appropriate ring terminals...
This solved all of the poor connections for me...
Everything I use is bolted together...
Cable end are dressed properly using adhesive heat shrink tubing keeping everything away from the elements..
I also sometimes ID the important cabling with heat shrink markers using a KROY Cable Marker tool...
I use BLUE SEA BATTERY SWITCHES, BUS BARS, FUSE BLOCKS etc components with all my battery projects where ring terminals are used for the connections...
Everything is sealed against the weather and battery vent gases keeping all of the connections in great shape... I do the same with my FRAME GROUNDs as well...
NOTE: I do the same type of things with the smaller DC cables as well...
Did it this for years in my working years so it just comes natural to do it now for all of my 12VDC Battery Projects
Roy Ken
This solved all of the poor connections for me...
Everything I use is bolted together...
Cable end are dressed properly using adhesive heat shrink tubing keeping everything away from the elements..
I also sometimes ID the important cabling with heat shrink markers using a KROY Cable Marker tool...
I use BLUE SEA BATTERY SWITCHES, BUS BARS, FUSE BLOCKS etc components with all my battery projects where ring terminals are used for the connections...
Everything is sealed against the weather and battery vent gases keeping all of the connections in great shape... I do the same with my FRAME GROUNDs as well...
NOTE: I do the same type of things with the smaller DC cables as well...
Did it this for years in my working years so it just comes natural to do it now for all of my 12VDC Battery Projects
Roy Ken
