Battery terminals

[TiggerToo]

The cable terminals hooked onto Tigger's battery terminals look a bit messy. No corrosion but the copper filament are untidily and partly severed (they probably did not fit properly into the terminals).

Is this a problem? Would I be better of using a "proper" soldered & crimped terminal - or should I stick with tthe screwed/bolted ones?

 

[sailorman]

Soldered i have been told isnt advisable .
it melts when a cable gets hot
crimp only

 

[BobnLesley]

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...Soldered ... melts when a cable gets hot...


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Surely if a cable has got hot enough to melt the soldered connections, then having a failure of the circuit would be a positive boon?

 

[sailorman]

I'm only the messenger /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[pvb]

The cable could only get hot enough to melt solder if there's a short circuit (and if there are no fuses), in which case fire would be the main concern, not the integrity of the terminals! Soldered connections for battery terminals are fine in the real world.

 

[Gumpy]

Its not getting hot per se but the solder makes the joint brittle so they tend to crack there then get warm as they are high resistance.
Crimp only is the way to go.