Type of wire use for Big 3 Upgrade??

I think thats only useful if your making a career involved in wiring big things. If your doing a one time thing, its kinda a waste. But that thing does look awesome, i want one lol
 
Da Dark Jedi said:
Where can you purchase Marine grade heat shrink tubing from.
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You can get Marine grade productsfrom Marine supply houses such as West Marine. Marine wire has superior insulation and tin plating on finer stranding, This makes the wire more flexible, lower resistance and corrosion resistant. The Marine heat shrink tubing has adhesive inside the tubing resulting in a waterproof seal. Remove the insulation from the crimp-on terminals before use. Also, note the seam in the terminal bore. Be sure when you crimp that the seam does not separate during crimping.
 
Just found this.

Crimp vs. Solder
This discussion has been beat around the net more than a tennis ball. I think the best statement on soldering a crimped terminal comes from the Senior Product Engineer Tom Michielutti at AMP. AMP is one of the most widely respected suppliers of crimp terminations to the US Aerospace and military sectors. Below is the statement from the senior engineer at AMP. NOT MY WORDS!!

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"Subject: Soldering Crimped Connections & Solder in Crimps

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This subject is discussed in AMP’s internal “Fundamentals of Connector Design” course.

Soldering Crimped Connections

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In the minds of some customers, fortunately a diminishing minority, the reliability of crimped connections can be improved by soldering. In fact, soldering can degrade the performance of properly crimped connections. Such degradation can arise from the effects of soldering temperatures, the potential corrosion from improper cleaning of soldering fluxes and the effects of solder wicking on the conductors. Solder wicking causes the multi-strand conductors, which have high flexibility and stability against vibration, to become, effectively, solid which degrades both the performance characteristics mentioned. For these reasons, soldering of crimped connections is not recommended.

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Should Solder be Used in Crimps?

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Crimps are designed to work without solder or solder-dipped wires. Solder present in a crimp changes the deformation, metal flow, cleaning, welding, and residual force characteristics designed into the crimp. Soldering would be an additional heat producing assembly step. Test results show that soldering or solder-dipping wires before crimping does not produce a termination superior to that obtained in a properly applied crimped termination. Some tests specifically show detrimental effects due to soldering or solder-dipping (e.g. soldered crimp terminations can lose some ability to withstand vibrations and flexing, due to solder embrittlement of the copper wire, and/or due to

solder wicking up the strand of stranded wire to form a short length of solid conductor near the

termination). The terminated conductor then does not have the flexure strength characteristic of strand wire, and should behave more like solid wire which fails quickly in flexure testing."

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The above is a direct quote from AMP...
 
Da Dark Jedi said:
Just found this.

Crimp vs. Solder
This discussion has been beat around the net more than a tennis ball. I think the best statement on soldering a crimped terminal comes from the Senior Product Engineer Tom Michielutti at AMP. AMP is one of the most widely respected suppliers of crimp terminations to the US Aerospace and military sectors. Below is the statement from the senior engineer at AMP. NOT MY WORDS!!

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Begin Quote:

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"Subject: Soldering Crimped Connections & Solder in Crimps

_

This subject is discussed in AMP’s internal “Fundamentals of Connector Design” course.

Soldering Crimped Connections

_

In the minds of some customers, fortunately a diminishing minority, the reliability of crimped connections can be improved by soldering. In fact, soldering can degrade the performance of properly crimped connections. Such degradation can arise from the effects of soldering temperatures, the potential corrosion from improper cleaning of soldering fluxes and the effects of solder wicking on the conductors. Solder wicking causes the multi-strand conductors, which have high flexibility and stability against vibration, to become, effectively, solid which degrades both the performance characteristics mentioned. For these reasons, soldering of crimped connections is not recommended.

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Should Solder be Used in Crimps?

_

Crimps are designed to work without solder or solder-dipped wires. Solder present in a crimp changes the deformation, metal flow, cleaning, welding, and residual force characteristics designed into the crimp. Soldering would be an additional heat producing assembly step. Test results show that soldering or solder-dipping wires before crimping does not produce a termination superior to that obtained in a properly applied crimped termination. Some tests specifically show detrimental effects due to soldering or solder-dipping (e.g. soldered crimp terminations can lose some ability to withstand vibrations and flexing, due to solder embrittlement of the copper wire, and/or due to

solder wicking up the strand of stranded wire to form a short length of solid conductor near the

termination). The terminated conductor then does not have the flexure strength characteristic of strand wire, and should behave more like solid wire which fails quickly in flexure testing."

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The above is a direct quote from AMP...
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That is pretty much irrelevant in this case since it assumes you are using AMP connectors with the AMP tool for that connector with the proper gauge wire. Those are open barrel terminals that the ends are turned back into the wire and forms a cold fusion weld that deforms the wire so that no air can enter the joint.

Many motor vehicle mfgs such as Ford, GM, and Navistar require warranty splices to be crimped, soldered and covered with adhesive lined heat shrink.


Crimped battery terminals are not bad IF you have hundreds of dollars to spend on a professional tool. If you aren't willing to spend more money on the tool that you did on the parts soldering is the best way to go.

Battery terminals that retain the wire with a set screw will result in corrosion forming in short order and should be avoided.
 
Old thread I know. Just wondering what's the best place to get battery terninals to use for
The big 3 upgrade? I have my wire, but need the terminals.

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