40mm Crimp Tool Wanted!

[TwinRudders]

Anyone suggest somewhere to order a resonalbly priced crimp tool for crimping some terminals to 40mm battery cable please?

Thanks,
Jonny

 

[lw395]

The best bet may be to get an auto electrical place to do the crimping for you. A proper reliable crimp tool for 40sqmm cable will be hundreds.

 

[Malish]

depends what you consider reasonable: £63 ex VAT & postage:

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/battconns/battcrimp.php

If the job is moveable you should be able to find a garage or similar to do the crimps for you

 

[Jonny_H]

When I needed a 50mm one the other weekend I searched everywhere and even the local electrical engineers etc didn't have them.

City Electrical Factors (Google them) have depots all over the UK, and my local branch hired me a crimper that did 25mm - 100mm for £9.50 per day.

Jonny

 

[AIDY]

if it's just a few, can you cheat and use a vice ?

 

[maxi77]

I tend to use solder.

 

[davel]

I once used a nut splitter to squeeze the crimp down. It was pretty awkward but did get the job done (eventually).

 

[PCUK]

Index Marine do one for up to 95mm for £108.
If you're ever near Tiverton, I'll crimp them for you!

 

[RestlessL]

Merlin sell this.

I use their earlier "economy crimper", which has grooves to hold the crimp and attached punches which you hit with a hammer to make an indent in the crimp.

Last time I needed it, it was ashore, and so I just used a suitable punch. Providing the crimp is a tight fit on the cable, I think this is all you need.

John

 

[dovekie]

PM sent

 

[asj1]

I bought some re-useable cable lugs from ebay. They work by having two bolts which you tighten up to hold the cable in place. Much stronger than trdaitional cable lugs and more expensive - but how many do you need!
Only problem is that they are bulky if you are very tight for space.

 

[grafozz]

why crimp ? the best connection is a soldered connection just use a blowlamp and put the stripped cable into the terminal, a little flux , and fill with solder ! best type of conductor you,ll ever have .

 

[Otter]

Mole wrench crimped it nicely and solder was the belt and braces. It was a heavy mother of a mole wrench but it aint coming out of that terminal!

 

[TwinRudders]

Thanks for all the advice - would have used a vice if I had a strong enough one on the boat so used the mole grips as suggested - will beef it up with some solder.

Cheers,
J