Crimper for 4 gauge 0/1 Gauge

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01-22-2007, 07:20 PM

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

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.

01-22-2007, 07:35 PM

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

01-22-2007, 07:38 PM

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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.

thats why you use silver solder.

Solder> crimping

01-22-2007, 08:43 PM

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

01-22-2007, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Viperoni

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.

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

01-23-2007, 01:13 AM

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

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

01-23-2007, 02:35 AM

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

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.

01-23-2007, 07:54 AM

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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.

01-23-2007, 11:01 AM

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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.