ALPINE408 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 any homedepot lowes or harbor frieght carries little bottles of map gas with tip for like 30 bucks Quote Have you ever had your woofers blown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayhuh? Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 So this is not acceptable? Quote Blown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finkster Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 a hydraulic crimper used correctly will not fail. I dont have access so solder it is. Quote DAT 4125------>RE XXX comps active Eclipse cd7000 I serve drunks for a living Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zack_e89 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 So this is not acceptable? crimp city bitch....wire up in flames bitch......however c-fizzy said it LOL Quote 97 Suburban 8 custom PSI Platform 3 18's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd3sixty Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 How does that happen? Quote _The Jaren Digos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hammer Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I dont need solder or crimpers. I just bite mine...that super strength will chomp that terminal down tight. In all seriousness....I even solder the ends for my lights that are in 14 gauge...and only do solder connection with shrink tube instead of crimp. Quote MY BUILD *****http://tinyurl.com/gmcbuild***** Vehicles 2005 GMC Canyon CB1000r - Currently where any future funds are going. (exhasut,bazzaz, ohlins shock, screen, etc.) crf250r - Used to be race bike..now I just trail ride..practice at the track on it. CH80 - Daily beater (when nice weather)best 150$ ever spent. 100+mpg Sold to: Skullz - pstone11 - Leo1103 - Volvo 63' - pavelpardo - imnew59585 Shower farts still piss me off.I think theyre pretty neat. When the water runs down your crack as you let one out... its like shitting in a crockpot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zack_e89 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 How does that happen? by not soldering a lug that is meant to be soldered..... Quote 97 Suburban 8 custom PSI Platform 3 18's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd3sixty Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 How does that happen? by not soldering a lug that is meant to be soldered..... Will this happen if you use a radial hex crimper? I have always used one. Quote _The Jaren Digos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I soldered for years and yeah, MAPP gas is the hot ticket there . . . literally. Soldering has it's downfalls when you feed rosin core solder into such a termination - specifically, it's difficult to keep the solder ONLY in the termination. If you get solder down into the wire past the termination it makes it inflexible and even brittle. Solder pellets are really a better way to do this job as they are designed specifically for this task as each pellet has enough solder to correctly terminate the lug without wicking further down the cable, but they are expensive. After trying everything, I purchased an industrial grade crimping tool that I use for all terminations. Not only is it much faster than solder, I prefer the end result. If you're using anything but the correct tool, you are taking a chance. Look at it this way - the pictured termination saved a few bucks. But, it could have burned a $30,000 vehicle to the ground. The lesson here is that you should always use the correct tool for the job. Let me be clear - the CORRECT crimping tool used CORRECTLY is perfectly suitable. Quote Tony Candela - SMD Sales & Marketing Email me at [email protected] to learn about becoming an SMD Partner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBleedMusick Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I soldered for years and yeah, MAPP gas is the hot ticket there . . . literally. Soldering has it's downfalls when you feed rosin core solder into such a termination - specifically, it's difficult to keep the solder ONLY in the termination. If you get solder down into the wire past the termination it makes it inflexible and even brittle. Solder pellets are really a better way to do this job as they are designed specifically for this task as each pellet has enough solder to correctly terminate the lug without wicking further down the cable, but they are expensive. After trying everything, I purchased an industrial grade crimping tool that I use for all terminations. Not only is it much faster than solder, I prefer the end result. If you're using anything but the correct tool, you are taking a chance. Look at it this way - the pictured termination saved a few bucks. But, it could have burned a $30,000 vehicle to the ground. The lesson here is that you should always use the correct tool for the job. So do you have a suggestion on a crimper that will do the job? Quote 2013 Dodge Charger Build Log 1996 Ford Explorer XLT 5.0Build Log 2005 Honda Civic LX Coupe Build Log SMD SUPER SELLER!!!!My Selling Feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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