Heh.. Crimping wire can be tough, especially with those gold 0 gauge ring terminals. I use a big pair of plumbers channel locks, since I dont have a vise.. You can get'm cheaply at Walmart.
Curious, has anyone found any real advantage to soldering ring terminals are they're crimped? Is it really any sturdier at all, or help with conductivity?? Also, how do the ring terminals (the ones with just an input, but not a hole all the way through, they come down at a slant and close off at the top) that are solder only work? Are they very secure?? Just curious about these things..
hey i gotta question. i was thinking about repositioning my amps and my 1/0 gauge cable will be too short now. is there anything that extends the cables or do i have to get a new cable and start from the battery.
No, you can use a coupler (with two 0 gauge inputs) that looks like a chineese finger trap, and comes with a protective sleeve) that shouldnt cause any voltage loss.
okay seth i got another one for you. i am thinking of adding a batcap. at the moment i have a 1/0 gauge cable splitting into 2 4 gauge cables with a fuse distribution block. i want to add a batcap. my question is do i get rid of the 300a that is by the battery and just go straight cable it to the batcap or do i leave the 300a fuse block by the car battery.
No, each one should be fused. Leaving a wire that carries so much current unfused could lead to a serious disaster. Fuse both the first battery, AND the second battery.
I just use a hammer to crimp my eyelets, and my sharp utility knife i made out of a heavy butterknife, actually holds a good edge for doing stripping jobs...