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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MaineSail used the first version of the HF crimper, whose black colored dies were adequate only upto 4awg ring terminals, unless one considers 'ears' adequate.
Later versions have upgraded die sizes 'silver colored' to better reflect reality.
I have one of the former and have used a grinder and a file to get a nice looking crimp on 2awg thick walled ring terminals, and will grind out other sizes as the need arises. Wish I had a template to scratch on the die as a guide, rather than a file and guess and hope procedure I used for the 2 and 6awg dies I did file out.
Better too big than too small. Some folded aluminum foil works pretty well at getting full compression when they are too big, and remains stuck to the die.
Later versions have upgraded die sizes 'silver colored' to better reflect reality.
I have one of the former and have used a grinder and a file to get a nice looking crimp on 2awg thick walled ring terminals, and will grind out other sizes as the need arises. Wish I had a template to scratch on the die as a guide, rather than a file and guess and hope procedure I used for the 2 and 6awg dies I did file out.
Better too big than too small. Some folded aluminum foil works pretty well at getting full compression when they are too big, and remains stuck to the die.
