blakep82
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 04:21 PM |
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any recommendations on battery terminal crimping tools?
there's a few places local who can supply battery cable, and terminals, but strugging to find a good way to crimp them. any recommendations?
remember this is locost builders  £70 for a tool isn't going to be much good lol
And what size cable should I use?
[Edited on 14/10/11 by blakep82]
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JF
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 04:26 PM |
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Why don't you use the clamping kind. Where the cable is clamped with 1 or 2 screws? Alternative could be soldering them on using a blow torch.
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Fred W B
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 04:29 PM |
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Do you know anyone who works in a factory of any size? Their maintainance /electrical fitters will have the right kit
You can also try welder supplies shops, they make up large cables all the time.
Cheers
Fred W B
Ps - Blake, did you see I answered your question on the pic in a new thread?
[Edited on 14/10/11 by Fred W B]
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 04:37 PM |
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You could do it the old fashioned way, using a vice and a nut.
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
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mad4x4
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 04:54 PM |
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+ 1 for the nut and vice
I use a short m6 to push a 6mm dent into the terminal
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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jacko
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 05:04 PM |
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Local bus garage will have crimping gear for making leads up
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02GF74
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 05:08 PM |
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if it is a one or two of, then no point forking out £ 60 on a tool.
I made my own. Chunk of 1/2 inch steel, cut a 87.5 degree Vee in the side. Put in vice and connector in the Vee. On other side of Vee between
connector and the crimp a 9.65 mm length of 6 mm rod.
Turn the vice handle.
The Vee stops the crimp from flattening; the rod pushes one side of the crimp into the other thus holding the wire in place.
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bigfoot4616
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 05:19 PM |
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i went to see a local auto electrician. left them with him and collected that night. no charge
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Stott
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 06:15 PM |
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If you're stuck, sort the postage (i.e. send me the crimps & cable and a few quid to send em back) and I'll crimp them for you, in
fact, this offer extends to all of yous, I'm nice like that! 
Edit: Use 35mm
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britishtrident
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 07:45 PM |
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Belt and braces Crimp in the vice and then solder with a blow torch.
[Edited on 14/10/11 by britishtrident]
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v8kid
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| posted on 15/10/11 at 07:25 AM |
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Put a bit of angle iron V side down to nestle between the jaws of your vice and using a 6mm punch strike one heavy blow with a mashie hammer to put a
dent in it. If you have done it right the backside will be the shape of the V in the angle iron and no matter how hard you try you can't pull
the cable out of the crimp.
No need to solder but if you must make sure you don't use corrosive flux and have some heat shrink handy.
Been doing it this way for 5 years since an old hand showed me with zero failures.
Cheers!
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
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40inches
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| posted on 15/10/11 at 09:27 AM |
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I made a crimper from a nut,ball bearing and a couple steel strips.
 
Crimper bits
 
In action
 
Finished
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blakep82
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| posted on 16/10/11 at 07:25 PM |
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Cheers for the suggestions everyone  I'll look at getting some bits to have a shot tomorrow, really just to make up some temporary ones, if
they find out crap I'll get on to some of the offers
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atm92484
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| posted on 18/10/11 at 12:19 PM |
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I picked up one of these a few years ago: http://order.waytekwire.com/productdetail2/M50/462/CRIMPER%20HAMMER%20TOOL%208GA%204/0/
Seems to work well. I normally chuck it in the hydraulic shop press.
I'd imagine there has to be someone in the UK that sells something similar.
-Andrew
Build Log
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 8/3/12 at 08:47 PM |
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Laser tools now do a battery terminal tool for less than £20
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Dave Bailey
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| posted on 8/3/12 at 09:31 PM |
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I have the tools at work but I am on the Southcoast...
If you want to post it down I'll do it!
Dave B
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 8/3/12 at 10:17 PM |
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Wait for your wife to go out, then solder it using the gas hob.
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