How the f does this Battery terminal work?

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

db Link BTP01 Gold-Plated Battery Terminal w/ Clear Housing

I'm not grasping on how this one works..Never used one before. I'm used to just the hex head ones.

I'm also trying to decide if i should go with the above one or this one. I will be getting both a neg and pos of each.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_32253_Hitron-BT4N.html

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[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

it squishes the wire when you screw it in, the other squishes the wire with a screw. i really don't know how else to explain this.

 

[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

I have a pair of these...

KnuKonceptz Triple 1/0 Gauge Battery Terminal Pair NEW | eBay

Same idea as that dB Link, and to be honest... I wouldn't buy it again. The hollow "screw nut" that holds the wire in place is pretty thin and I actually bent and ruined one of them because it was jammed out of the box, emailed KnuKonceptz and they sent me a replacement one. Even with the screw completely tight my wires can still kind of move around and it just feels like it can get pulled out if I pull on it hard enough, definitely not as secure as the normal ones with a screw to compress the wire down.

I have a pair of banana plugs with the same design and that worked pretty well for 12 gauge wire, but for something as heavy as 1/0 wire... I'd use just the "normal" ones like what everyone else have.

 

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

Thanks guys..Think i'll pass.