Most if not all Interstate battery dealers will have a crimper like the Quick Cable one sold at EV Parts. They can crimp them for you.
I am generally always against using a hammer crimper on large cable, with the exception of the Dube' method. But if you are going to go that route, why not just rig your homemade hex dies to a press for more consistent results. I favor the Quick Cable crimper (wow, the price has gone up on this one)- http://www.evparts.com/index.php?section=products_zoom&TAG=tl2926 On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 4:03 AM, EVDL Administrator <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8 Oct 2013 at 8:43, Lee Hart wrote: > > > If you're cheap, they also have a hammer crimper (stock #462, $10.36). > > These depend on your skill, and you must TEST every connection you make > to > > be sure it's good (mechanical pull test, and electrical resistance test). > > I've used a hammer crimper for years. They're a good choice for folks like > me who aren't bodybuilders and don't have lots of arm/chest strength, but > who can't afford a high-end hydraulic crimper. > > I agree that the crimps aren't of as high quality as a good die crimper's, > but I've never yet had one fail. I think the key is to use a good, heavy > hammer (mine is some kind of mason's hammer) and wail at it on a solid > surface. (IMO, that solid surface requirement is the main downside of a > hammer crimper. It usually needs a cement garage floor. You can't really > use it under the hood or inside the rear battery box.) > > In recent years some EV folks have tried low-priced, Chinese-made hydraulic > crimpers. These are sold at Harbor Freight and on Ebay. You'll find some > discussions in the archive, but IIRC one problem was that the dies weren't > the right size for US standard lugs. > > Yeah, here it is : > > http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble-td460816|a460822 > > or right to the source : > > http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php/caution-harbor-freight- > 49-95-hyfdraulic-30951.html > > I've stuck with the hammer crimper. > > If you have a reasonable amount of upper-body strength and want a frugal > crimper, why not make something like Bill Dube''s homebrew 00 lug crimper? > It's gloriously simple and direct, and not at all tough to make if you have > a welder at your disposal. It's probably been at least 10 years ago that > he > made it from a pair of flea-market bolt cutters and a 13mm hex socket, and > AFAIK he's still using it. > > http://www.evdl.org/pages/dubecrimper.html > > David Roden > EVDL Administrator > http://www.evdl.org/ > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20131011/dd0610dc/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
