1/0 Lugs with large holes? Poll

[Ruffy 10+ year member]

I'm having a hard time finding lugs capable of holding 1/0 cable. Everything I find has a small hole, when I need about a 3/8" hole or larger. At this point im contemplating drilling them out.

Heres a picture of what I got at home depot. The copper one fits right, but its ugly and im unsure of the connection quality. I cant solder it either(Unless I dropped solder inside, crimped the wire in then heated up the copper lug.....)

The screw down one would need to be drilled out to make it bigger. I dont understand why they make alot of 10-12ga crimps with 3/8+ holes but 1/0ga is impossible to find.

So, anyone else know of a good source for what I need? Poll is just to help me decide

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[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

knukonceptz?

 

[Death By Bass 10+ year member]

are you complaining about the hole the wire goes into? or the end that a bolt goes through for the battery connection?

 

[Ruffy 10+ year member]

are you complaining about the hole the wire goes into? or the end that a bolt goes through for the battery connection?

The end that the bolt goes through. I need that hole to be 3/8" or bigger.

The copper one above is the only one ive found that fits the bill.

 

[Ruffy 10+ year member]

knukonceptz?

they dont have what I need

 

[Death By Bass 10+ year member]

so, drill it out then?

I reckon the copper one looks better anyway!!!

 

[jeepintn 10+ year member]

i have the group 31 yt's, with the 3/8" studs, so i just drilled all mine out, works just fine.

 

[Ruffy 10+ year member]

i have the group 31 yt's, with the 3/8" studs, so i just drilled all mine out, works just fine.

elaborate.

Drilled what out? You used the same screw down terminals?

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

i have their screw ones and their crimp ones, i just drill them out with my press to fit my G31 batt, they come shipped with 5/16"

knu's stuff that is

 

[Ruffy 10+ year member]

i have their screw ones and their crimp ones, i just drill them out with my press to fit my G31 batt, they come shipped with 5/16"
knu's stuff that is

You're talking about these?

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=SSRT0

Didnt think they had enough material around the studhole expand it out to 3/8"

 

[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

also with the copper terminal, u do solder it

put it in a vise, with the opening pointing up kinda like a cup. Then heat with a torch. Then keep stickin solder in it until its maybe half way full, keeping the heat on it the whole time. Then while the solder is still a liquid shove the wire into it and let the solder cool

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

any 1/0 ring terminal and a step-bit will work too.

 

[jeepintn 10+ year member]

no, i didnt use either of the pictured. i got a bag of 0 gauge raptor terminals, the crimp style, for 5 dollars, and there was 20 terminals inthe bag, so i just used a 3/8" bit and enlarged the hole.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

drill it out ftw.

 

[Ruffy 10+ year member]

also with the copper terminal, u do solder it
put it in a vise, with the opening pointing up kinda like a cup. Then heat with a torch. Then keep stickin solder in it until its maybe half way full, keeping the heat on it the whole time. Then while the solder is still a liquid shove the wire into it and let the solder cool

really, so i should just do that instead of crimping it? Or should I do that AND slightly crimp it?