Where to buy crimped battery cable
I'm looking to finish a DYI inverter install and want to buy battery wire in fat gauges around 0, crimped. I want to keep all the runs as short as possible so want to specify an exact length, like 14 ...
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WyoTraveler wrote:
You can make your own with copper connector and solder the wire. Crimp before soldering is best.
DO NOT Solder the wire. It creates a hard spot that will break with repeated vibration. It is not recommended.
However if it was me like I did on my ocean going sailboat, I would crimp them myself, and add heavy duty heat shrink around the lug from where the lug starts to about 1/2 inch or so beyond the end of the "tunnel" the wire goes into. this will keep moisture out, eliminate corrosion at that point and keep those wires nice and shiny copper for a very long time.
