Quality battery cable extension?

Sure sounds good.

Everything larger than 8AWG is soldered.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/powertray-and-s-tech-install.588501/

 

I fill the cup with solder, dunk the cable in and crimp. Heat shrink over.

 

I wonder if they all think we are using an iron or something.

 

I must live in the twilight zone. Crimps, no matter size, can wiggle free if you don’t address the cable twist, and even worse, harbor corrosion in the worst way. Solder is the lowest resistance and most corrosion free way to do it. Solder over crimp is the best way to go, especially in the salty states, and has never failed me in heavy industrial on highway applications. Definitely not using an iron lol.

 

^ agree with that. Id be super nervous soldering stuff this big in the truck. I presume you'd need a big torch which is bound to melt or burn something else

 

Yup you need a torch (said in one of my first posts), I use a MAPP gas torch and you make your cables outside the truck then install. If you solder in the truck put a rag down to catch the overflow.

 

Put lug in vice. Get propane torch and heat lug. Fill 25% full with solder and then add wire. Continue to heat and add solder until it spills out.

Honestly there is far too much stupidity going on in this thread. Solder vs. Crimp. I have large crimping tools and also do the solder method. Each has its place and this bullshit about which is stronger is laughable. To me the main advantage for solder is elimination of a corrosion point and a better connection electrically. Crimps when done correctly are pretty corrosion proof when I add shrink wrap over the connection but in high corrosion environments I will solder instead. If I worry about the lug pulling off of the wire I sometimes even crimp the soldered lug.

I heard a comment last week that sums shit up. “The fucking internet has made everyone into an expert in knowing fuck all. If they actually knew something I would be out of a job.”

 

Several years ago I was watching a YouTube video of a guy putting terminals on his jeep, torch right next to the battery, surprised it didn't explode.

 

Nothing wrong with soldering, been doing industrial batteries for years this way. Nothing wrong with crimps either, just dunk the wire in solder then stick it in the crimp. A bit more resistance with crimp. I soldered a ring terminal to the extention I made, bolted it to the stock covered it up in Anchor heat shrink with built in glue.

 

Used these on my fzj80 and a couple forklifts at work. Quality was good, worth the time/hassle saved.

http://www.genuinedealz.com/1-0-awg-custom-battery-cables