Crimping for Caravaners (for amusement)

[Taylortwocities]

Just came across this on a caravan blog site, describing setting up a mains supply set up in a caravan. Good grief….

 

[EFLImpudence]

You're too fussy and

A paving slab plays havoc with the fuel consumption.

 

[Astra99]

A blowlamp is the only way to get the cable/lug hot enough to ensure a good soldered connection. I used to use an oxy-acetylene torch to make up the main battery cables when I was "on the spanners". However, for those without such niceties, a good temporary(?) job can be done with a rather large hammer and something which won't break to hit it against!

 

[JohnW2]

I used to use an oxy-acetylene torch to make up the main battery cables when I was "on the spanners".

Does/did the insulation of the cable survive such a procedure?

Kind Regards, John

 

[Iggifer]

I suspect not. I've melted away insulation with my poor soldering skills a few times and that's nowhere the temperature of oxyacetylene!

 

[conny]

Wet rag around the end of the cable, fierce flame on the oxy-acetylene to heat the lug quickly, sweat the solder in, take the rag off and quickly blow the tip of the lug with compressed air to cool it, making sure you don't blow the solder out. The wet rag keeps the insulation 'cool' and residual heat, whilst cooling the lug down, helps to evaporate any which remains.

 

[333rocky333]

I used to put charger plugs on milk float leads, used to love filling the terminals with molten solder and pushing the cable in, suppose hardly ever done nowadays

 

[Jackrae]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16-Ton-Qu...908390?hash=item542c34c3e6:g:krAAAOSwQjNW9JyG

22 quid buys you an effective crimper - almost as cheap as a good club hammer

 

[ericmark]

You can get knock on lugs

but unless you have been with welders unlikely one would know they existed.

 

[Echo the husky]

Does it make a good connection? Seems a bit 'lame'!

 

[ericmark]

Works great with 50mm welding cable many squeeze them in a vice rather than hit with hammer. Does not look good, but works.

 

[john4703]

I see that the cable is labelled as being 16MM2, why is he using such a big cable as the supply to a caravan is usually supplied through a 16 amp mcb? Many caravan sites have less that 16a, some as low as 6a. 16MM2 is a massive overkill.

OK I looked again and realised it is the 12v battery cables but I can't work out how to delete this post.

 

[Astra99]

Wet rag around the end of the cable, fierce flame on the oxy-acetylene to heat the lug quickly, sweat the solder in, take the rag off and quickly blow the tip of the lug with compressed air to cool it, making sure you don't blow the solder out. The wet rag keeps the insulation 'cool' and residual heat, whilst cooling the lug down, helps to evaporate any which remains.

Spot-on Conny!

 

[333rocky333]

I can't work out how to delete this post.

Dont think you can, you can use the EDIT and delete each letter down to leave just 3 characters

 

[Jackrae]

or delete them all and put in some blanks