Crimping 0GA

[x1le 10+ year member]

I've always just used an ordinary hammer with good results //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

im buying one of thoose crimping thing in that link be4 my next build.

 

[rival904 10+ year member]

table vise

 

[pentavolvo 10+ year member]

installing for over 5 years used to do vise, now i just hammer em unless its like 8ga

 

[shellfish 10+ year member]

Proper crimping tool is recommended because from my experience

you can damage the wire if you hammer away at it,

plus who said car audio is cheap

 

[justin smith 10+ year member]

hammer ftmfw

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

a hammer/ table vise/ vise grip will simply flatten it so you had better solder it as well as there is still a possibility that the wire can be pulled out.

Whoever said solder is not conductive is correct however solders main purpose is not to conduct electricity but to mechanically hold a connection together thus that statement does not matter

a proper crimping tool such as the one below is much better then any of the above and is not too expensive. I believe mine was $50

 

[nineball 10+ year member]

a hammer/ table vise/ vise grip will simply flatten it so you had better solder it as well as there is still a possibility that the wire can be pulled out.
Whoever said solder is not conductive is correct however solders main purpose is not to conduct electricity but to mechanically hold a connection together thus that statement does not matter

a proper crimping tool such as the one below is much better then any of the above and is not too expensive. I believe mine was $50

soldering makes the connection brittle and is not the best way to do it.

you paid $50 for that? i got some land in florida to sell you - cheap! scroll down about 1/3 of the page...

https://weldingsupply.securesites.com/cgi-bin/einstein.pl?Next::1:UNDEF:OR:terms:A3

04040 Lenco Swedge-On Tool Model 840L Details $8.85 1/EA

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

soldering makes the connection brittle and is not the best way to do it.
you paid $50 for that? i got some land in florida to sell you - cheap! scroll down about 1/3 of the page...

https://weldingsupply.securesites.com/cgi-bin/einstein.pl?Next::1:UNDEF:OR:terms:A3

04040 Lenco Swedge-On Tool Model 840L Details $8.85 1/EA

thanks for that link. going to order one of them.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[WOT]

For 0 gauge Ive always just slipped the terminal over it, then with a dull chisel smack the end of it with a hammer, squishing the end, shit it solid. Never once had a loose connection

 

[honkyg 10+ year member]

put the crimp between a floor jack and a heavy vehicle, log splitter, or shop press

 

[Sarthos 10+ year member]

Table vise has always worked for me. Gotta make sure that you tighten, turn it, tighten it, turn it, etc. so the terminal wraps around it tight on all sides.

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Just completed the "Big 3" with 0/1 gauge...used my workbench table vise...worked AWESOME! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Proper crimping tool is recommended because from my experienceyou can damage the wire if you hammer away at it,

plus who said car audio is cheap

I'm into "multi-tasking" tools, and my table vise is DEFINITELY a multi-tasker...including crimping big *** wire. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

i use a medium sized hammer, put the terminal on concrete or a solid work bench, hit it with the rounded side of the hammer to start an indention. then i take a punch, about 3/8" around, center it in the indention i made, and pound that most of the way through the wire. never had any come loose, and i've tugged on them pretty hard to check, even from a vice.