This stuff here works great: http://goo.gl/5iIPsv In this video I demonstrate how to solder 1/0 lug onto a thick battery cable. Notice how I can still solder…
Solder battery terminals. Im using Car Quest copper 1/0 AWG with 3/8inc battery ring termainls and Stinger HPM series 0 AWG Wire. A quick how to video to mak…
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thinkgreengotankless says:
January 3, 2015 at 12:56 am (UTC 0)
Dude depending on your inverter power load your cables can heat up and melt
your solder then you have a loose cable shorting out causing a fire .you
should used the right rated wire not household wire like the wire in your
video and crump every connection based on what I see you doing this is the
wrong way to do the job .Soldering cable is not necessary but may help a
cable hold in place better under no load circumstances . Here is the
right cable to use 1 Gauge SGT Battery Cable is Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
Insulated and is resistant to abrasion, cracking and a variety of chemicals
including gasoline, oils, diesel fuels, grease, and acid
60 Volts or Less
-40°C – 105°C (176°F)
1 Gauge Battery Cable meets SAE J1127 Specifications, RoHS Compliant .
there are standards to protect you from fire there are many trucker that
have just hooked up inverters and burnt there rigs to the ground .
Ok lets talk batteries you should never hook up an inverter to your car
battery you should install extra batteries deep cycle type that can take
being ran down many times you reg car battery can not take this .
Elemino Musgrove says:
January 3, 2015 at 1:50 am (UTC 0)
What kind of torch is this? Brand and Model?
Julio E says:
January 3, 2015 at 2:02 am (UTC 0)
hey thanks, good work
SteamDriver1947 says:
January 3, 2015 at 2:27 am (UTC 0)
It looks like you tinned the cable first before putting it into the
terminal!
Grant West says:
January 3, 2015 at 2:52 am (UTC 0)
Hey if anyone wants to see what a Terminal looks like inside after i have
soldered it Check out my video “how to solder battery terminals cut away”
Thanks
Grant West says:
January 3, 2015 at 3:03 am (UTC 0)
LOL: In retro spec I agree I could have done a better job. I have done over
300 battery terminals and Yes I have found some tricks along the way that
makes it come out a bit cleaner but in the end the connection is solid and
I have not had one fail or not create a solid connection. Thanks for your
comments
Tim Leach says:
January 3, 2015 at 4:00 am (UTC 0)
they look better then crimping and that must be a technique on the torch
turn it on and off like that. i bought expensive hand crimps and its a hit
and miss thing.
Randy Helouin says:
January 3, 2015 at 4:23 am (UTC 0)
Good information with a well made video. Most videos on YouTube are not
focused, shaky, to much zooming in and out, wrong light etc. Thanks for
taking the time to make a good one.
Junior Morales says:
January 3, 2015 at 5:07 am (UTC 0)
Sweet
Bylga says:
January 3, 2015 at 5:26 am (UTC 0)
Ghetto soldering!
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I1S1337 says:
January 3, 2015 at 11:29 am (UTC 0)
very nice work man, clean work
moviking says:
January 3, 2015 at 12:16 pm (UTC 0)
@ ScubaGuy7777 WRONG !!!
dumass00072 says:
January 3, 2015 at 12:47 pm (UTC 0)
PULL ON THE CONNECTION! Give us some indication of how strong the
connection is. It definitively looks nice. There is no doubt about that.
I’m not asking you to calmp it down and pull on it with the truck.
Although, that would definitely make a awesome video (that is if it holds
up).
Walter White says:
January 3, 2015 at 1:18 pm (UTC 0)
I have some 95% tin solder, and on the back of the packaging it says
“non-conductive”. My question is, will my connection and current flow now
be poor because I filled the lug with tin solder? It has rosin-core