[DeTomaso] Battery Cable Ends, OK to solder?

[larry at ohiotimecorp.com]

Ken,

I made up eight cables this weekend. Things I did.

Don't clamp to tight in the vice as it will suck the heat away.
Tin the wire and the connector.
Fill connector about half full of solder before putting wire in.
Use "liquid tape" (love this stuff) to repair the burnt insulation before using the heat shrink tubbing.

Larry (wired) - Cleveland


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From: DeTomaso On Behalf Of Ken Green via DeTomaso
Sent: October 21, 2019 12:59 AM
To: Thomas Törnblom <thomas at hax.se>
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Battery Cable Ends, OK to solder?

 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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    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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