Terminals or not!

[mendon mafia 10+ year member]

is it better to use battery posts with battery terminals with direct 1/0 connection or is it just as good to simply use ring terminals and then bolt them down using the supplied screw.

stinger spv 70 is the battery.

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[SWFL 10+ year member]

i used terminal to have a for sure and good secure connection

 

[mendon mafia 10+ year member]

i used terminal to have a for sure and good secure connection

i know it will connect either way i just want to know whats better, if theres a difference.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

shouldn't really be a difference if done properly

 

[mendon mafia 10+ year member]

shouldn't really be a difference if done properly

good that'll save me some bills.

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Either method done right is fine. Doing either half assed is bad. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

either way will work fine. just get them tight

 

[mendon mafia 10+ year member]

thanks guys.

i always crimp and solder my ring terminals on so im not sure what more i could do to make sure its done "right" except for cleaning up the terminals and making sure the the ring terminals are tightly bolted down.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

if the connections are tight/secure the only other thing is trying to make it look good, which i seldom worry about. unless it's not my ride

 

[mendon mafia 10+ year member]

if the connections are tight/secure the only other thing is trying to make it look good, which i seldom worry about. unless it's not my ride

my installs are always clean //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

lol thanks a lot bro.

 

[vandiar2 10+ year member]

I just ordered some knu set screw terminals.. I really like them. But.. I think both methods will be sufficient given it is done properly. as jco said, a lot of it is for show.

EDIT: there is at least one advantage of using set screw terminals at least IMO. you can run the whole wire and THEN put the terminals on rather than having to get the wire ready before hand.

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

I have said this before and I will say it again. There is nothing wrong with set screw terminals as long as you make sure they stay tight. I would prefer some Loctite or a similar compound to keep them from vibrating free. But to each his own.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

I have said this before and I will say it again. There is nothing wrong with set screw terminals as long as you make sure they stay tight. I would prefer some Loctite or a similar compound to keep them from vibrating free. But to each his own.

i just use my strong hand //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

i just use my strong hand //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

You're not the n00b I was worried about //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[CanadianDream 10+ year member]

If done right and quality connectors... no difference.