A couple friends of mine want to upgrade their big three wires, but I don't have a vice to crimp on the 1/0 gauge ring terminals, what other tool can I use? Also, from the Sounddomain writeup, it said to fuse the althernator positive to battery positive terminal wire, which kind of fuse do you guys recommend? Thanks for the help.

 

use a hammer....... Put it on a cement ground that is flat and hit it with the hammer.

 

Tried that, and failed miserably as the wire simply slid out ...maybe hit one side first? Then the other?

 

i do it all the time i dont see why thats hard just keep hitting it in the middle my wires never come apart

 

Got vice grips? Gives you more control.

Type of fuse depends on size of wire. In your case, an ANL fuse would work best.

 

I just use my teeth. Works everytime.

 

Your use your teeth on 1/0 gauge wire terminal connectors? Do you perhaps have gold teeth, or just a really high dentist bill?

Try pliers, Thats what I always use.

 

the hammer method works.

(of if you have weights laying around, drop that sucker onto the connecter. my friend and i dropped this 55 lb dumbell onto his 0/1 connector...needless to say that sh*t ain't coming off anytime soon. )

 

Man's best tool, next to duct tape of course. I did it this way the other day wiring up a 15 in my friend's car.

 

He is Metal Maxima...nuff said.

Yay, I finally got the terminal on! I gues I was going too easy on the hammer before.

 

I have always just used a hammer with larger gauge ring terminals. Just to further secure this type of connection, I also dribble some molten solder down into the connection.

 

So since I am not an A/V guy, I'm guessing to install an ANL fuse holder you just put the two wires in at each end, and tighten the screw? Thanks for all the help so far!

 

You need an ANL fuse holder.

 

Well ya, assuming I have one, maybe my post was not clear enough. So IF I had an ANL fuse holder, the installation step is what I posted above right? Minus installing the fuse of course.

 

His father was the Jaws guy you saw on the old James Bond movies.

 

Here ya go...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7611326573

Thats what I use, or...

 

Thanks for the link, but my hammer is cheaper and already did the job.

 

West Marine sells a crimper for about $60 that works on up to at least 2/0 wire from ANCOR. It is a spring loades leaver drvice that you strike with a hammer. It is reliable. http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...allpartial/0/0PS Ancor also has some great 100% tinned wire. West Marine sells up to 2/0 AWG (not punney SAE)

 

Punney SAE?? Who in this industry uses that rating??

And at $3/ft for 8AWG...Ill certainly pass on that 'deal'.

 

what's Punnet SAE?

 

Dunno Gordo, but Idunno whay punneY like he said is either.

BTW, sent the invoice to your cousin, he wants em shipped tomorrow, but thats based on him paying on time.

 

yeah, he kept calling me today saying he wants to pay asap

did he pay yet? he wants to mess around with them this weekend when both of us are free.

 

Yes he did, shipping tomorrow...

 

cool, good deal.

 

I just use bolt cutters.

 

That's what I use too. I got mine from Eastwood. I've used it many times and it works well. .02

 

EXPENSIVE...especially when you can get the same basic concept for 16 bucks....



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ftw.. works fantastic.

 

O gauge grounding kit any1?

 

I use an oldschool marine crimper its about 15" long and weights a good 10lbs and goes up to 4/0 and works AWESOME

 

Wouldn't that cut the terminal ring in half?