Crimper for 4 gauge 0/1 Gauge
 

Alright alright

I do know how its done,im here to ask about a certain tool i know is used.I have a set of those 4 gauge crimpers.But i would let to buy this unstead

Im not to sure the name and im not really good in paint,so please bare with me.As you can see you put your power wire and terminal and then use a hammer acuple times and you get a perfect Crimp.

Attachment 25185

Where can i buy this at???,and whats the name of it

I got mine from Importel years ago so I don't know if they still have it or not but try them first.

Just use a vice.

How long did that cartoon take? Finding this pic took about 7 seconds:

http://www.quickcar.net/tools/images/64-020~1.jpg

Where are you located?

I need that thing too.

People vice's are better we'll for me anyways cuz i already own one...........

What is it called Dukk???

about 5 mins LOL,im sick as a dog and it feels like -15 outside so i can't work on the system or do anything.

Im in Port Hope Ont

Use solder. Fill end with solder and insert wire. Bonus's are you can reuse the ends and corrosion resistance is better.

Unless the wire fits the end perfectly, that's bad advice. Solder does not conduct as well as an actual physical connection, and won't be as physically strong either.

How heavy of gauge will that cool tool take. And ya I want one too.

I usually beat with a hammer ...= not pretty,but i do cover with shrink tube.

liquid solder then put wire in and let cool? gonna try that.

Good luck soldering 0/1 guage... You're going to die of lead fume poisoning before you even get one done.

thats why you use silver solder.

Solder> crimping

i crimp and solder, i figure if one is good, both are better.

maybe you should notify manufactures that there method of securing connections on components in crossovers radio's and amps is bad

ive soldered like 100 1/0 lugs. not difficult to do with a blow torch

Solder is fine for things that basically fit each other but filling a 1/0 ring terminal with solder is not a good connection. IMO compress the hell out of it, and then solder.

Silver solder? I'd really like to see that one. I've done more than my share of silver solder on pipe. Your pipe has to just about red for silver to melt.
If you apply enogh heat to a crimp lug for silver solder, you've ruined any plating it might have had, you've probably burned off stands from your copper wire, destroyed any plating the wire had and melted insulation.

To all that was wondering the name of it

its called a IMPACT CRIMPER

I usally crimp the wire and then solder them,just so i know they will never fall off.

damn. yeah man... sorry, I just got back to this thread :ohwell: Yes, it's an impact crimper or hammer crimper.

Any local stereo shop should have a source for these things.

Phoenix Gold had one in there line of parts at one time

yea it definitely takes a long time to heat it up with the torch for it to take.

I use open ended lugs so I insert the wire then heat the lug for maybe 3 minutes and add the solder until the opening is totally filled.

My knukonceptz wire started to melt the shielding on nearly every wire but my welding cable was totally fine. With the knu wire id wait for it too cool down a bit then kinda mold the shielding back into the basic form it should be in then add heat shrink and tape around it.

i think your confusing hard solder with soft solder
two different compositions and two different melting tempatures

what i've used before is just take ap iece of wood, (hoping you have a vise at home on a work bench) and drill a hole the size of a drill bit, and then take a wide flat head screwdriver, and put it in the hole.. then just take some clips and hole the piece of wood there with the bit, and then just take the wire you want to crimp, and just start turning you vice, and then keep going, but not too much to cut through your terminal.. worked good for me, since we were doing a few, smacking it with the hammer and screwdriver ust went right through the terminal lol..

well when it comes to solder i dont know how well that would work, the problem i have had is the solder would melt and then that causes a chance for things to short out or even catch fire :(

If your power wires get hot enough to melt solder, then you've got a lot more problems.

what happend was that i upgraded my system but not the fuse, so the solder in the fuse would melt away.