Ever Wonder the correct procedure for your 1/0ga Crimp Rings?

[Bumpin' Yota]

Well first you need some stuff.

LARGE bolt cutters
1/0 ga wire
1/0 ga crimp terminal
Propane/butane torch
Silver Solder
SHARP knife

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[Bumpin' Yota]

Strip the 1/0 with your sharp knife. I usually make a ring around the wire then connect the cut ring to the end of the piece I want to take off.

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[Bumpin' Yota]

slide ring over stripped wire...

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[Bumpin' Yota]

I like to use at least 3 main crimps on it with the bolt cutters. Fortunately I was able to make 4. Keep in mind you can do similar with a vice or a hammer or one of those professional impact crimpers.

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[Bumpin' Yota]

Fire up the Propane Torch (8.99 at Ace Hardware + 3.29 for butane refilling bottle)

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[Bumpin' Yota]

Heat up the entire thing. When the solder just touching the bare metal melts you have a 'hot joint' Keep the flame on the opposite side of the area you are soldering. This ensures you have a "hot joint"

AFTER SOLDERING
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BEFORE SOLDERING
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Note that the individual wire color changed to silver and that you can see individual strands. That is indicative of a "hot joint" and that the copper has now been tinned and the Crimp ring is now anchored. (Takes a LOT of solder btw)

[DBfan187]

You call that a knoif? This is a knoif!

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sorry had to!


How much was that solder?

[Bumpin' Yota]

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[Acidburn]

looks good man, blow torches are fun :)

[davidfre21]

i want a link to ur cardomain site.... lots of cool stuff in there im sure

[Bumpin' Yota]

Knife pics coming....lol hehehe

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[OLD_SCHOOL]

i know when we sauder copper pipe for plumbing we use flux should you use flux on this can it help ?

[Radar]

screw the knife, ill take that 20 :D

[ANeonRider]

You can use flux, it only helps conduct the heat to the wire, and with a torch you may not need that as much.

[Bumpin' Yota]

You can use flux, it only helps conduct the heat to the wire, and with a torch you may not need that as much.


exactly, and a butane torch is FUN!! :D

[JimJ]

i have a better way to strip large gauge wires...

go to Lowe's or Home Despot, and get a coaxial cable cutter - not the one with the ring that you twirl around, but the one that looks like a mutated nutcracker.

2awg and 1/0 guage wiring is slightly bigger than RG-8 coax cable, so two twirls of the cutter and it's stripped. Easy and repeatable.

[DBfan187]

I just use a razor blade.

[supa_c]

dikes work well