I currently have the ring style on the Elec-Trak - seemed much easier and neater and I'm hoping there won't be post-melting problems with the currents the tractor draws. In the car I used the clamp on types (that's all those batteries take). Both ring and clamp types are available from evparts and McMaster in a range of wire gauges, along with various accessories.
Sounds like you're all set for crimping, but for anyone who needs a solution, there are the kind that you hammer and cost far less than the long handle ones. Or some folks on the EV list have had good luck with a socket sawed in two welded into the jaws of an old heavy-duty bolt cutter. Just gotta use the right size socket for the wire gauge.
- Tom Coate
Leesburg, VA, USA
1970s Elec-Trak E20 36VDC
1993 Ford Escort Wagon 120 VDC
On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 18:47:15 -0500, Tom G did scribe:
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> I used the crimp on ones found at evparts.com large crimper is a
> must.
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> http://tinyurl.com/7y5go
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> At 10:56 AM 2/2/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>> Which brings up a question I thought of yesterday...
>>
>> What are the relative merits of using the ring terminal
>> connections to the batteries vs. the clamp-on style (assuming you
>> have 'bi' batteries)?.
>>
>> I find:
>>
>> Ring style:
>> - I need to periodically retighten my ring terminal connections. -
>> I can make them up easily (I have a BIG crimper)
>>
>> Clamp
>> - Seems like it would offer a lower resistance connection - I
>> hate do-it-yourself clamps where the wire is pinched to the clamp
>> with a plate and two bolts
>> - Is there a good source for made-up clamp cables where the wire
>> is bonded into the clamp - or a DIY style?
>>
>> - SteveS
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