zack_e89 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 Did you use it yet? 97 Suburban 8 custom PSI Platform 3 18's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06RTCharger Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Got to mess with it today. I didnt want to waste my lugs that im going to use for the install so i used the ones that were slightly too big. Tested it out with the big ligs and a lil peice of 4/0 Knukonceptz. I used 3 different dies, 4/0, 250mcm, 300mcm. The lug im testing is a tinned copper ILSCO 350kcmil, but its a lil too big for the 4/0knu. It wiggles slighly. The size im using for the actual build is the same lug but 300kcmil, fits perfectly. I have another thread somewhere about test fitting a bunch of electrical grade lugs for the 4/0knu, just search 4/0 knukonceptz and my thread should come up somewhere. Heres the pics. Heres the first attempt 4/0dies. Way too small causing the wings lol. Also included a pic of the comparison of the 4/0knu wire behind the 4/0 die. You can see the rubber jacket around the wire and imagine the jacket being a perfectly fit lug, seeing how much the die would compress it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06RTCharger Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 I have to wait to upload more pics. Ill finish the post as fast as it allows me to upload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06RTCharger Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Second attemp using 250mcm die. Same style pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofanaticz Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Those dies are too small for that lug. You shouldn't be making wings on the sides like that. If its a 350 kcmil lug use a 350 mcm die or there about. Granted your using a lug that is like 3 sizes up higher than the wire gauge. A 200 kcmil lug should be close to fitting the wire, I wouldnt go any larger than 250kcmil. A good crimp should look like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06RTCharger Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Just now, audiofanaticz said: Those dies are too small for that lug. You shouldn't be making wings on the sides like that. If its a 350 kcmil lug use a 350 mcm die or there about. Granted your using a lug that is like 3 sizes up higher than the wire gauge. A 200 kcmil lug should be close to fitting the wire, I wouldnt go any larger than 250kcmil. A good crimp should look like this. Yup i was just testing it out, just to get some pics up. The last crimp was almost good, but becuase the wire was small it didnt fill out perfectly. I should be able to post the last crimp pics now. Have to wait a few mins between posts to upload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06RTCharger Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Third and final attemp, made two crimps, one on each end of the lug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06RTCharger Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofanaticz Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Hate to say it, but your best using one of your correct sized lugs (if you have one) to test and get it right, before you doing it on the car and you get it wrong. Thats why you should always order extra lugs. At least 10 more than you planned to use because you never know when you might want to do some additional wiring that you didnt plan for. edit: thats a lot better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofanaticz Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 and if your your worried about the right size crimp being a tad loose you can always do it a size smaller. However use the correct sized dies on the correct size lug first, then go back and recrimp with a die that is the next size smaller than what you just used. This way you wont have some giant lips hanging out the side of your lug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.