...or bigger terminals?

usually these things go for like $150+. so i couldnt justify buying one for a weekend's work.

they look like those thing used for cutting small branches but they crimp terminal ends instead.

you will be my new BFF...

thanks.

 

I have a big one at work but I am not sure it can do 4 gauge. I will check in the morning. Harbor Freight perhaps?

 

nope.

specialized places only...

 

hmmm...

HFT has one that looks interesting.

Hydraulic Wire Crimping Tool

too bad it only goes to 00 gauge.

guess i'll have to use the hammer style one i have for 2/0 and 4/0 stuff i need... lol...

 

Crimping 4g wire?? 4g is relatively small and can be crimped fairly easy.. Is this for car stereo wire? Car battery cable?

I'm not sure what your application is, or what your trying to crimp to the wire, but if you don't have a soldering iron to connect whatever it is, you can use a vise and squeeze it, or a chisel hit with a hammer can do the trick as well.. And of course you can just use a termination block which typically has an Allen headed set screw that you tighten down to secure.

 

00 or 2 aught or 2/0 is larger in diameter than 4awg. Do you mean 4/0awg or 0000awg?

4awg = 0.2043in = 5.189mm
00awg = 0.3648in = 9.266mm
0000awg = 0.4600 = 11.684mm

That harbor freight hydraulic one says it can do 4awg. This ratcheting one from HFT says it can to 4awg: Ratcheting Crimping Tool

Am I missing something?

 

I have the one from HFT and it works fine. It's also cheap with 20% coupon.

 

Well went to Hft and picked one up plus the 20% off. Thanks wwrx for the reminder of the coupon...

Will try to create a few things with the 4 gauge die.

 

hmmm... surprised at how simple this sucker is...

i wonder if i can get a local welder/metal fab shop to make me 1/0 and 2/0 dies...

 

Glad it worked out. I was swamped at work today and forgot to even check mine for you. Make a MONSTER grounding kit!

 

hmmm... interesting.

i wonder if there is still market for an "earthing" kits these days.

i remember back in 03/04 when i got my STi that the there was a booming market for these kits. sure you had the JDM kits that were like $100+ and then there were the homegrown guys who decided to make them for like half that...

lol...

right now i just wanna redo the wiring in my truck. including installing a dual battery setup with a removable battery box, like when in a campground or like that...