ncochran Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 The crimper will close the metal part of your terminal evenly around your conductors. Your connections most likely have air gaps either on the sides or tops. This can (probably won't.. but it can) lead to arcing between your wire and the sides of your terminal. However, electricity ALWAYS follows the path of least resistance, which should always be where any of the strands contact the terminal. I suppose there could be increased heat and decreased current if you were somehow channeling most of the current through a very small contact point on the terminals. My biggest concern with your connections would be that hammered connections will never be as secure as crimped or soldered connections. Depending on exactly how well you hammered them on (each one will be different) you run a fair risk of the wire eventually pulling out of the terminal. To echo a lot of the above posts, grounds are super important and often neglected. 2006 Scion xB 2 Sundown SA12D2 Ported at 32hz 147 on non termlab (140-142 on TL) Currently in a walled 4th @ 50hz (not metered yet) Hifonics brz2100 Alpine Type-S Components Kicker 300.2 Big 3 / Skyhigh 1/0 cca Optima Blue Top 3 e8s ported at 32hz 135.1 sealed on dash @ 56hz 135.0 outlaw (I must have chosen song poorly lol) Build log 'Brandon15zzz', on 09 May 2012 - 3:13 PM, said: May have been clipping but none fucks were givin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getgcs Posted July 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 The crimper will close the metal part of your terminal evenly around your conductors. Your connections most likely have air gaps either on the sides or tops. This can (probably won't.. but it can) lead to arcing between your wire and the sides of your terminal. However, electricity ALWAYS follows the path of least resistance, which should always be where any of the strands contact the terminal. I suppose there could be increased heat and decreased current if you were somehow channeling most of the current through a very small contact point on the terminals. My biggest concern with your connections would be that hammered connections will never be as secure as crimped or soldered connections. Depending on exactly how well you hammered them on (each one will be different) you run a fair risk of the wire eventually pulling out of the terminal. To echo a lot of the above posts, grounds are super important and often neglected. Thanks guys.. Yea I will redo the terminals and add some copper grounding straps and let you know if I get improvement. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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