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Step by step how to video: Soldering Sky High's power cable to closed end terminals, pull test page 3


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Someone on youtube did say i was stupid for using this method because the solder sucks up into the wire several inches, when the whole deal here, is the wire does not get hot like other methods and that could never happen, once the wire is inserted, you hold it there for a few seconds, then remove from heat, what i did in the video is how it should be done,

this is the terminal from the video

Here are pics of that terminal NOT sucking solder 2" up the wire as he stated, with the wire cut off about 1/8th of an inch past the terminal, (you can see the sliver of purple jasket)

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Great vid!

LOVED the wine break in the middle :D

:drink40:

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No doubt that this is pure awesomeness and it even caused me to run out a buy a new torch and solder for an upcoming project. But I can't help wonder how much resistance is created by drowning the OFC in solder compared to a good hydraulic compression crimper. I'm sure I'm over thinking it and this is fine and in any case, thank you to the OP for the video.

Thoughts?

Its going to be hard to tell without any real scientific testing

I think I have the gear on hand to do this test. I would ask the electronics gurus out there to tell me how I can do this test accurately. I have good 12 ton compression crimpers and lugs as well as silver solder and lugs. All 1/0 ofc, solid copper lugs and a good fluke DMM. I'm assuming a good resistance and voltage drop test with a heavily load on the cable would suffice but how to generate a continuous stable load on the cable I would need help with.

You'll need a precision 4-wire bench-top resistance meter to get an accurate reading. A regular DMM won't be able to read that low, plus the resistance of the leads causes interference as well.

As far as a load test, a regular battery load tester may work. Just make sure the battery is fully charged before each test and the load tester is cool as temperature will probably affect the resistance. You'll want to verify the load tester is applying the exact same load each time.

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2 - XS Power XP3000

1 - XS Power D375

500F of Maxwell SuperCaps (soon to be 1000F)
iPadMini2

Dash mounted O-scope
Audison bitOne (Remote DRC MP)
Highs Amp - PPI Art A404
Hertz HSK130 (HSK165 waiting...)
DC Audio DC9.0K
2- DC Audio XL12m2

LEGAL             - 147.3dB @ 41Hz
OUTLAW         - 150.2dB @ 45Hz

OUTLAW         - 145.7dB @ 30Hz
JUNE 2014 SOTM WINNER

2014 COLORADO PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER

SOTM BUILD:
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Hey no prob. Will the 2/0 be used as power wire or to beat people with? Lol

2/0 is multi-purpose wire. hahaha! good vid man, i'll be using this method when i get my 1/0

Lol just as the guy said "multi-purpose", but I would definitely beat people up with it.

It's not an everyday thing that you get smacked by a giant wire haha.

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