Crimping 4 gauge ring terminals!!

[RyanJayG]

Use silver solder, Silver is the most conductive element, and its almost guaranteed not to ever break loose.

 

[1sty]

i saw those are autozone last night for only 10 bucks

Saw a $200, 25" long crimper only available at electrical supply houses at autozone....right(jerkit)

 

[Bijou-MP5]

Saw a $200, 25" long crimper only available at electrical supply houses at autozone....right(jerkit)

or just send it to 1st MP3 in NH to do it for ya... he he
serisouly, you need right tools to do right

 

[Scaryloudd]

hammer on concrete, then hit it with a butane torch and solder....that's the easiest/best way

 

[walight01]

Saw a $200, 25" long crimper only available at electrical supply houses at autozone....right(jerkit)

that pic doesn't do 25" justice. the ones i saw were only like 12" long, but there were green and said crimp tool on the package

 

[1sty]

they have to say TOOL RANGE #8-1/0
Not to mention each handle is an inch in diameter.

 

[dominoy2k1]

Saw a $200, 25" long crimper only available at electrical supply houses at autozone....right(jerkit)

(lol)...funniest thing i have read so far, maybe its the smilie that did it for me....s*** my stomach hurts from laughing so hard....

 

[walight01]

here is a "hammer" crimping tool. you put the connector in it and hit it with a hammer

 

[1sty]

I have had 2 people contact me to make them a ground kit after there crimps with that thing failed.

 

[walight01]

that doesn't suprise me, that thing is just funny every time i look at it do they sell 1/0 crimpers that aren't wanabe bolt cutters?

 

[1sty]

I'd hope not!
4 guage is hard enough with these beasts I can't imagin 1/0 on a short handled crimper!

 

[zzapd]

You can try renting crimpers from a tool rental store

 

[JAC]

I use this vise-like thing that I found at my grandpa's tool shed, I don't think it's meant to be used as a crimper but it works pretty well. I think I could crimp 0gauge terminals if I wanted to.

 

[Scaryloudd]

i use my deadblow hammer from Snap-On...slammed down on some concrete (bay floor)....then solder it, never have problems
4ga, 2ga, 1/0...whatever
ring terminals for 1/0 neat trick...get some copper pipe with an internal size to match the 1/0 when stripped of insulation...cut a 1-1.25" piece, insert about 1/2" of stripped wire and hammer it flat...then drill out a bolt hole in the unused half with a unibit

much cheaper than ordering, and wonderful for last minute "oh s***, we dont have 'em" situations

 

[Finnster]

Hammer when outside, C-clamp when inside!

For my power wire (batt side) I just pounded on the 4ga term w/ a hammer on the concrete floor. Easy.


The hard part is the amp side of the power wire. I couldn't premeasure it exactly ( I like to keep it neat,) so I used a large C-clamp to crush the connector on while inside the car. Worked great! Have to crush from the side tho, not from the top down. I wanted the connector to fold over itself, not just spread flat.

 

[blindfury37]

No one else has replied to this thread and I'm surprised no one else has tried using a "Swaging Tool". I have been going nuts for a week trying to find a cheap pair of heavy duty terminal crimpers without spending $150 at an electrical supply house OR getting that cheap $15-20 hammer crimper that doesn't work. So I went for a walk around Home Depot and this guy told me to just use a swaging tool. It looks just like the $150 ones but it is meant for crimping copper/metal chains for rigging equipment. It only cost $26.95 + tax and it worked like a charm!

This is a rough image of what they look like. This isn't the exact ones from Home Depot as the one I have is 26"