Splicing 4 ga wire together

[Colt9699 10+ year member]

Is there a product or some way to do this,I need my power wire to be longer and i have plenty of smaller pieces.

I am a cheapass and dont want to buy a new run.

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[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

split bolt conector at lowes

 

[Colt9699 10+ year member]

What exactly does this thing look like and cost?

Maybe a link to one or something?

 

[bigwheel15 10+ year member]

Solder and heat shrink.

 

[MustangGT25YRS 10+ year member]

Hello,

Stinger has "Couplers" that use Set Screws for the cables.Pretty compact.I know they make them for 1/0 and 4~gauge Cable.Maybe at Sound Domain.

Good Luck.Take Care.

*Kind Regards*/

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[xluben 10+ year member]

http://stores.ebay.com/HiFi-Sound-Connection-Car-Audio_Car-Audio-Accessories_Terminals_Couplers_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ3631213QQftidZ2QQlnsZ1QQtZkm

 

[Big Dee 10+ year member]

Solder and heat shrink.

I am a solder noob.

How would you do this?

Would you just drip a shit load of solder onto the wires? Any special kind of solder?

Thanks

BTW, why is "shit" never filtered out on any message boards, I've always found that curious.

 

[Bake 10+ year member]

Soldering 4 gauge wire properly is going to be tough unless you have one hell of a soldering iron. One of the connectors already mentioned would probably be better option for you. You could also use a fuse block or circuit breaker if you have an extra laying around.

 

[Colt9699 10+ year member]

How about if i just cut a piece of copper tubing the correct diameter and crimped it on both ends of the wire?

Maybe drop some solder in on it.

the wrapped it in tape.

 

[reneeb7363 10+ year member]

with that large of wire you are better off getting either a proffessional crimping tool and aluminum connectors(at any commercial electronics supply store) or better yet follow the instruction given by smd... soldering is not going to work for you, it will require so much heat to get an actual good mechanical/electrical connection that you will melt the insulation on the wire WAY before you get the wire itself thouroughly hot enough to pull the solder through it.

there are a couple of good threads in here about soldering-definatley do a search. Hope everything works for ya!

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

An iron won't do it for solder, but a torch will. Thing is, as relatively cheap as 4ga is, you could just buy a new piece for the same price or less as the supplies that you would need to splice it and the new piece wouldn't be hack.