0 awg?

[Compjake 10+ year member]

How do you guys crimp ring terminals on 0 awg wire? I don't feel like spending 100+ on a crimp tool lol.

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[boom24 10+ year member]

i welded a peace of a old screw drive the shaft to a vice and then crimpped them like that it works good havnt had any probs so far to date

 

[NewAgeKing 5,000+ posts]

Local hardware stores sell them. Hammer style crimper, its like 15-20 bux. Works great.

 

[Compjake 10+ year member]

I will check that out. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I last did my 4awg with a rubber mallet and a flat head screw driver... it works "OK" but I'm hoping to find something better besides $100+ for a tool I will only use 3-4 times.

 

[jshak07 10+ year member]

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http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=375239

 

[Compjake 10+ year member]

I did search, I guess I missed that one some how. Thanks

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

I hammer all my terminals bigger than whatever my crimpers can crimp... which is normally 8 and bigger.

You can get a hobby anvil from like Harborfreight, just a nice little 1lb one, and just use that and hammer away with a chisel or any flat head screwdriver, it doesn't have to be a chisel. Just the wider, the better.

 

[Saint211 10+ year member]

Just use a vise to tighten the terminal to the wire or crimp it... then take a torch/flux/solder and solder it. Its absolutely necessary to use a torch for this type of soldering.