Last time I had to crimp battery connectors I found an auto electrical guy
who crimped them for me. I also wondered about using my cable swaging tool?
Jerry
LTS@avnet.co.uk
http://www.avnet.co.uk/touchdown
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Rauchfuss - PCD <brauchfu@pcocd2.intel.com>
Subject: Re: Crimping....
>
> > But, Ferg, he's the same Bob Nuckolls who describes soldering D-sub
> > connectors and even #2 or #4 wire, large ring terminals. The latter I
> > think is questionable, but only due to the difficulty of getting
> > enough heat, fast enough, on the thing to ensure good solder flow
> > without making an ugly mess.
>
> How else do you connect #2 or #4 wires? My father said that the only wire
> connection that ever failed on him was an attempted crimp of a battery
> cable - without a special tool it is almost impossible to crimp properly,
> and it seems silly to buy a special tool for the 6 or so #2/#4 connections
> on the airplane.
>
> Brian
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