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Rick Hughes[_5_] Rick Hughes[_5_] is offline
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Default Crimp without crimp tool ?

On 03/05/2013 00:03, Frank Erskine wrote:

Do you really need flexibility at the joint? Solder worked
satisfactorily for decades!



I could do without the flexibility ....
But to solder these lugs onto 16mm2 copper cable will take a lot of heat
.... and that means the PVC insulation will be damaged a significant
length away form fitting.