cant for the life of me crimp 1/0

[DumpinTreos 10+ year member]

i used to use solder for 0 gauge but eventually moved on to those spring-loaded crimpers due to avoiding any resistance. They work awesome I usually test my connections by hanging on it from a nail.

 

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i used to use solder for 0 gauge but eventually moved on to those spring-loaded crimpers due to avoiding any resistance

yeppers...thats how its done RIGHT.still mashed my fingers though trying to do my 4/0

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

hammer + driveway = crimped

 

[AVSTANG02]

cant for the life of me crimp 1/0. i put it down on my concrete garage floor, and used a big bit and a hammer, beat the shit out of it. basically i got one side of the crease under the other, and then presumed to beat more shit out of it. got it to about half its origional size. it doesent pull off, but if i put some force into it it comes right off. any suggestions? or is that good enough?

That's because you aren't using the proper tools.

No it's not good enough.

I can't pull off my 1/0 gauge crimps if my life depended on it and that's what you NEED.

Don't be a dumbass. Rent, borrow, steal the proper tool.

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

or you can use the lug type terminals like these. i have a few laying around that fit 0 guage

 

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or you can use the lug type terminals like these. i have a few laying around that fit 0 guage

those are very nice and clean but IMHO they can come loose aswell

 

[thorshammer1 10+ year member]

I use solder and a vise

Done that

i just smack it with my cock a few times

Do this just for a good time

or you can use the lug type terminals like these. i have a few laying around that fit 0 guage

Got lots of these lying around.

I now have a crimper with attatchments for 0,4 etc but for the longest time I used vice grips and a hammer. Crimp one side down with the vice grips, it will take a few try's you'll have to let it loose and tighten the vice and repeat then do the other side.

Once you get both sides down beat on da bish!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[DNick454 10+ year member]

Solder, ironically enough, is pretty highly restrictive to electron flow. It's only used so much because of its ease of use and low melting point. Crimping on terminals with a crimping tool is the best way because it will be super tight, and have the most contact between the terminal and the wire strands. If you've spent the money and bought 1/0 gauge wire, you can spend a little more and not be a ****tard and do it the right way.

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[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

or you can use the lug type terminals like these. i have a few laying around that fit 0 guage

Lame, too big... get in the way...

I also use the weldingsupply.com swedge on tool...

ftw...

nG

 

[liqdfire4755 10+ year member]

solder adding resistance? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif this is the first i am hearing of this. my job requires i only solder all my connections for alarms, r/s, and system components. i will do some testing when i get to work today and read it out with a dmm. i will post results later on. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

do one side at a time and i have never had a problem.

 

[burzendowski 10+ year member]

use a vise . you can smash the shit out of it, ive never had a problem with them coming off. ive also use a large pair of visegrips , get it tight by hand then set one side of the jaw against the ground and smack the other with a hammer.

 

[Villeza1 10+ year member]

Lol Weak @$$! J/P I used a crow bar to beat the hell outta mine...worked just fine.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

It's called being a man //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

I bet Chuck Norries does crimping with his butthole //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Bigrick31 10+ year member]

Go find an interstate battery store. They will do crimping and heat shrinking for you for cheap. I brought them 6 pieces of 3/0 wire that i needed crimped they sold me the heat shrink connectors and crimped everything with heat shrink installed for about $5