BMulvenna Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Sorry I did not do a search before posting this. Found what I needed by searching for crimper I am considering purchaseing a hydraulic cable crimper that will crimp up to 4/0 cable. Any thoughts on brand ot type, die or dieless. Thanks for any suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joefromperry Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 2 hours ago, bmulvenna@hotmail.com said: Sorry I did not do a search before posting this. Found what I needed by searching for crimper I am considering purchaseing a hydraulic cable crimper that will crimp up to 4/0 cable. Any thoughts on brand ot type, die or dieless. Thanks for any suggestions This is what I recently bought on Amazon to make new cables for my house batteries. I only used it once to test it so far, but I like what it did. The picture is a double crimp on 4/0 cable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cherry Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 There are actually TWO versions of crimpers on Amazon. ONE is a full sized unit….it will work on #16 wires. The other is for “big stuff” like what we typically have with #9 through 4/0 cables & BIGGER!. You can do #10 with a nIce hand held RATCHETING crimper. Thats a whole lot MORE hand strength for anything larger. There is a chart that gives you the MM of the dies and usually the wire size. You select the wire size. Cut off the cable….carefully cut off the insulation. Then do a little tiding up to get all the itty bitty wires stuffed into the terminal….sometimes you trim off a few. You close the dies until the edges are mating…as in….the die set has NO Crack or opening between the halves. Done. Mine is 8 years old. Amazon dropped it. This one has over 2000 ratings. I use that as my buying guide. If I were an electrician or ran a welding supply shop, I’d buy a name brand…say Klein, I’d spend maybe 5 to 8 times as much. Don’t need that PRO level for what I do. I find the higher rated Amazon “stuff” to be more reliable and better made than “Harbor Freight”. NOT always the case….but for this particular tool, I followed the advice given off line and bought the highest rated crimper in that price range. Northern Tool may have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenW Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 I recently had the need to clean and paint my battery trays and replace my dead chassis battery. I used Tom Cherry suggestion and got the Hyclat hydraulic crimper on Amazon. The crimper worked great just like advertised. Thank you Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veraken Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 If you are looking to replace your battery cables, here is a source where you can order them to the size/connectors you need. https://www.batterycablesusa.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMulvenna Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 Installing a new Victron inverter and associated accessories that require new cables. I purchased a hydraulic crimper, cables, lugs, and shrink wrap from Amazon and it works great on the new cables I had to make. Thanks all for your input. AMZCNC Hydraulic Wire Crimper... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y5ZJTZ3?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Blackmon Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 I used this for work for 2 years before retiring and it has never let me down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank McElroy Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 On 5/6/2024 at 11:23 AM, bmulvenna@hotmail.com said: Installing a new Victron inverter and associated accessories that require new cables. I purchased a hydraulic crimper, cables, lugs, and shrink wrap from Amazon and it works great on the new cables I had to make. Thanks all for your input. AMZCNC Hydraulic Wire Crimper... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y5ZJTZ3?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share When purchasing battery cable shrink wrap be sure to buy marine grade. This will have internal glue to seal the shrink wrap to the cable and connector. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMulvenna Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 (edited) Thanks, I did do that. Appreciate the comment. Edited May 28 by bmulvenna@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwhittle Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 I recently bought one of these and used it to make about ten 4/0 cable crimps. It worked great. EZRED B7946 3-Point Mini Wire & Cable Crimper https://a.co/d/4cvfhig i also used clear heat shrink so I can see if there is any corrosion at the crimp. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTTech Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 This was recommended on one of the websites I follow for this type of work. I couldn't justify the cost of a hydraulic crimper for the few terminals I figured I would be doing. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E1UUVT0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwhittle Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 I also bought lugs with 1/4” holes so I can use a step drip to open the hole up to any size. SELTERM 25pcs 4/0 AWG 1/4" Stud Battery Lugs, Ring Terminals, Heavy Duty Copper Wire Lugs, Battery Cable Ends, 0000 Gauge Ring Terminal Connectors, UL Bare Copper Eyelets Electrical Battery Cable Lugs https://a.co/d/aiXRRL0 This is the clear heat shrink tubing that I used with the 4/0 lugs. Diameter 1 Inch Dual Wall Clear Heat Shrink Tubing 3:1, 4Ft Long Electrical Shrink Tube for Wires,Marine Grade Shrink Tube with Adhesive Lined Waterproof https://a.co/d/fDXozPE Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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