[DeTomaso] Battery Cable Ends, OK to solder?

Ken Green kenn_green at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 21 00:59:12 EDT 2019


 The video Larry Finch shared shows the cable ends held in a vice with the mouth up, and soldered using solder slugs dropped into the mouth.  That appears to resolve the wicking issue:
The proper way to solder battery terminals



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The proper way to solder battery terminals

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    On Sunday, October 20, 2019, 12:11:35 AM PDT, Thomas Törnblom <thomas at hax.se> wrote:  
 
 I think they are designed to be crimped. 

A problem with soldering is that the solder will wick into the cable and make it stiff.

/Thomas

> 20 okt. 2019 kl. 00:11 skrev Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>:
> 
>   OK, thanks
> 
>  On Saturday, October 19, 2019, 2:48:30 PM PDT, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso
>  <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>    They're made to be soldered. The only thing to be careful of is the
>    huge amount of heat necessary, that might burn the cable insulation.
>    You'll need a propane torch and lots of flux. Add shrink tubing slid
>    well out of the way before soldering.
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: Ken Green via DeTomaso <[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>    To: Detomaso Email List <[2]detomaso at detomasolist.com>
>    Sent: Sat, Oct 19, 2019 2:22 pm
>    Subject: [DeTomaso] Battery Cable Ends, OK to solder?
>      I have some fairly heavy and nice looking battery cable ends.  I
>    think
>      they can be crimped, but I'd like to just solder them.  Any reason
>  to
>      not solder onto the cables?
>      Thanks, Inline image
>      Ken
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   The video Larry Finch shared shows the cable ends held in a vice with
   the mouth up, and soldered using solder slugs dropped into the mouth.
   That appears to resolve the wicking issue:
   [1]The proper way to solder battery terminals

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                 The proper way to solder battery terminals

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   On Sunday, October 20, 2019, 12:11:35 AM PDT, Thomas TAP:rnblom
   <thomas at hax.se> wrote:
   I think they are designed to be crimped.
   A problem with soldering is that the solder will wick into the cable
   and make it stiff.
   /Thomas
   > 20 okt. 2019 kl. 00:11 skrev Ken Green via DeTomaso
   <[2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>:
   >
   > i>>?  OK, thanks
   >
   >  On Saturday, October 19, 2019, 2:48:30 PM PDT, Jack DeRyke via
   DeTomaso
   >  <[3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
   >    They're made to be soldered. The only thing to be careful of is
   the
   >    huge amount of heat necessary, that might burn the cable
   insulation.
   >    You'll need a propane torch and lots of flux. Add shrink tubing
   slid
   >    well out of the way before soldering.
   >    -----Original Message-----
   >    From: Ken Green via DeTomaso
   <[1][4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   >    To: Detomaso Email List <[2][5]detomaso at detomasolist.com>
   >    Sent: Sat, Oct 19, 2019 2:22 pm
   >    Subject: [DeTomaso] Battery Cable Ends, OK to solder?
   >      I have some fairly heavy and nice looking battery cable ends.  I
   >    think
   >      they can be crimped, but I'd like to just solder them.  Any
   reason
   >  to
   >      not solder onto the cables?
   >      Thanks, Inline image
   >      Ken
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