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Ned Simmons October 13th 05 05:06 PM
Crimping large cable lugs without a crimper
 
In article ,
lid says...
I will soon need to crimp many terminals on many short, but thick, 1
gauge or 0 gauge cables.

Crimpers are just too expensive.

Is there some way to get acceptable crimps without a crimper.


I suppose you could make some appropriate dies for use in a
press or *large* vise, but that would qualify as a crimper.

You can buy crimpless lugs - hammer type or screw type, but
they're not as good as a real crimp, IMO.

Or use heavy copper straps with holes in the ends as short
jumpers. Stacked up strips of copper roof flashing would
work, and be fairly easy to work with.

Ned Simmons


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