Arild, Thanks you for you response. The type of crimp tool I used in the past was a box type with a rotating die from 6 AWG to 1/0 AWG. When I bought this crimpier I said wow this will be the last one. I am not familiar with the single die and round nosed crimpier. Is it easy to figure out the proper crimp size for your mismatch lugs and wires? I guess one should do some practice crimps. Also how do you suggest that I cut the cable? I have an Ancor wire cutter rated to 2/0. Which I don't think will "cut" it. Thanks Duane Maher Rosaleah Mariner 38 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <elnav@uniserve.com> > To: "Duane Maher" <duane@maher.name> > Cc: <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 1:32 AM > Subject: Re: T&T: Battery Cable Sizes > > > > Quoting Duane Maher <duane@maher.name>: > > > My question is where do I find the proper size lugs? I will > > > need to reterminate some of these cable runs. Do I go the next size up > or next > > > size down and try to make it fit. This makes me a little uncomfortable. > Any > > help would be appreciated. > > > > > > REPLY > > Much depends on whattype crimp tool you will be using. > > A "Box" type crimper ( Burndy and T&B style) which creates a square box > shaped > > impression into the round lug requires more closely matched wires and > crimps. > > > > Ancor sells a crimp tool which has an adjustable die and a single round > nosed > > pin impression. This is my preference since it does allow yo uto adjust > for a > > mismatch of lugs and wires. > > Another solution is to add extra strands to fil the space inside the crimp > > barrel befoer crimping down. > > > > Since a pull test is not practical on this size cable connection you have > to > > rely on past experience and judgement. > > Having done two previous boats I suspect you do havethe requisite > experience to > > judge if your crimp is sound. > > > > Trying to stuff a cable into a too small crimp barrel is more problematic. > > I would not recommend that approach. > > > > Arild > > >

From: "Duane Maher" <duane@maher.name> > Also how do you suggest that I cut the cable? I have an Ancor wire cutter > rated to 2/0. Which I don't think will "cut" it. (endsnip) Duane, I solved this problem by going to a hardware store that sells lawn and garden supplys and bought a pruning type cutter made to cut small tree limbs, maybe up to about 1 1/2" in diameter. It's made like a giant pair of side cutters with curved jaws. I actually originally bought this cutter to cut dock lines in an emergency but when I was installing my inverter I needed to cut 4/0 cables and it worked great. Makes a very clean cut with little effort. I.m sure cutting a large amount of cables will dull the edges, but making a few cuts on these cables (15 or 20 or so) hasn't seemed to hurt them, and they are still at the ready to cut a dock line if I get into trouble. Brent Hodges

From: "Duane Maher" <duane@maher.name> > Also how do you suggest that I cut the cable? I have an Ancor wire cutter > rated to 2/0. Which I don't think will "cut" it. (endsnip) They'll work fine. You'll just have to squeeze a lot harder. :) Jim McCorison Starfish Marine (619) 337-5370 http://www.starfish-marine.com