Crimper for 4 gauge 0/1 Gauge
01-24-2007, 01:36 AM
#22
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Originally Posted by Tom.F.1
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.
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.
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.
01-24-2007, 09:20 PM
#23
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Originally Posted by Tom.F.1
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.
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.
two different compositions and two different melting tempatures
01-25-2007, 01:06 PM
#24
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..
01-25-2007, 04:52 PM
#26
Originally Posted by lonewolf
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 
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