"mick" wrote in message
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On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:46:53 +0100, David WE Roberts wrote:

Just assembling my 12V battery cables for the camper.

External diameter of copper cable inner is around 5mm. Internal diameter
of connector (ring terminal) is nearly 8mm. So not a tight fit.

I was intending to crimp - not sure now if I should cut a slot in the
tube to allow the connector to crimp down further or just flatten it out
to get a grip.
Looks as though it has been folded then welded/brazed shut so I would be
undoing this last bit.
As it isn't as snug as I was expecting I am now wondering if I should
run some solder in as well.
Just solder doesn't look as though it would give a secure enough joint -
and I've never soldered multi-strand wire this thick before.

Items are http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.u...55/category/32
item 070907
and
http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.u...2/category/124 item
010601



Got the wrong size crimps then? That sounds like 16mm2 cable to me, with
(probably) a 25mm2 lug. Filling them with solder is never really
satisfactory in the long term. It may be worth finding someone who will
donate a couple of smaller crimps & fit them with a proper crimping tool.


The link shows a 20mm^2 cable - so I assume it is this.
The other link offers connectors up to 16mm^2 and up to 25mm^2.
So for 20mm^2 I have to go for the 'up to 25mm^2'.

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