best way to connect big *** lugs to wire?

[Alpineinstaller 10+ year member]

I've got one of these. It works so fvcking good. Stick the wire in there and beat the sh!t out of it

 

[Insomniac119 10+ year member]

I thought about buying it, but an extra $15 was asking a little too much.

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

I've got one of these. It works so fvcking good. Stick the wire in there and beat the sh!t out of it

how much are they running for? They look quite expensive.

 

[boister77 10+ year member]

That sounds like a good connection, but the problem is that the wire is quit a big smaller than the lug and leaves alot of room. The wire is 2 awg and I think the lug is from 1/0 - 2 awg.

in that case, i would just get new connectors. i've found a nice compression type connector at home depot. it's readily availiable at my location and it sells for around $2.50 a piece. you can find various sizes to fit your needs. i would suggest that you add some loctite just to be certain that the screw doesn't come loose. the only problem is that it's a bit bulky. works great for grounding but not sure how well it works if your trying to connect power to a battery terminal.

 

[Insomniac119 10+ year member]

Ok they actually fit better than I thought. I crimped it once on top and in two places on the bottem, like this:

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

Get some e-tape around that

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

in that case, i would just get new connectors. i've found a nice compression type connector at home depot. it's readily availiable at my location and it sells for around $2.50 a piece. you can find various sizes to fit your needs. i would suggest that you add some loctite just to be certain that the screw doesn't come loose. the only problem is that it's a bit bulky. works great for grounding but not sure how well it works if your trying to connect power to a battery terminal.

Interesting, in the electrical department?

 

[Insomniac119 10+ year member]

Get some e-tape around that

I did. I just took the picture before I did so everyone can see how it looks.

 

[boister77 10+ year member]

Interesting, in the electrical department?

yup.