Crimping 1 Gauge Battery Cable?

[DriveWFO]

How in the heck am I supposed to crimp the ends on to this 1 gauge battery cable??? Use a BFH?!?!?

[Paul Wright]

There are two types of large lug crimping hand tools. One looks like cable cutters with compound leverage and the other is a die and anvil tool. You put ii in a press or use a BFH, though that eventually mushrooms the end depending on how robust the lugs you are crimping. Copper lugs are no problem

Check with Terminal Supply (http://www.terminalsupplyco.com/)for either of the tools. Pn's are SKT-840 or TS-10180 or TS 1090

[Nova_Guy]

When I built all my cables I soldered all the ends with out crimping them and used heat shrink on them. I didn't have the crimping tool and wouldn't use it enough to justify owning one. Soldering is a secure way of holding them; there isn't a mechanical hold but the solder holds them.

[DriveWFO]

I just had my local custom audio/pimp my ride place crimp the ends on for me. The owner happens to be my son's soccer coach. We may be working out a sponsorship since I race the street class and there's a lot of ricers there that would see his business name ;)

[Real McCoy]

I put the terminal in the vise and squeeze it then solder it also. It takes some serious heat to solder it and I use a small tip bernsomatic to do it. RM

[NovaStar]

3/8 bolt and hammer

[Jake]

I've used a blunt object and a hammer and have soldered them before also or do both. I also bought one of the crimping tools you hit with a hammer. Picked it up at a welding store. ALOT cheaper than Eastwood.(under 10 bucks)

[LIL NOVE]

i went to a local beat shop, and got some GOLD ROCKFORD FOSGATE ends. put it in a vise, used a mini torch and layed a pool of solder in ther end, and then shrink tubed it. pretty much a lil of what everybody else did. my .02

JOHN