When your very large business is on the line, no half or even three quarter measures are acceptable. I will tell you what Caterpillar did in the 90's to make wiring last in really harsh conditions. They used Deutsch connectors and they are crimped with Deutsch equipment. They prefer the machined pin and socket systems because they are what will not fail on a multi-million dollar piece of equipment where downtime is simply not acceptable. They base their choices on science not speculation.
Power is done as Lee says, crimp and dip, or with ultrasonic fusion. They like a single ground and that means some large splices done ultrasonically. They use sealed heat shrink (Raychem). Power connectors were not Deutsch above a certain level. Can't remember the source(s). Bada$$ starters on enormous diesels need 00 wire. This is how you do it when you run tracked machines over rock non-stop, for years, and anticipate getting mired in a swamp. I think a solder pot is a good and prudent investment for an EV DIYer. On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Lee Hart via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Bill Dube via EV wrote: > >> Harbor Freight sells an outstanding hydraulic crimper at a bargain price: >> http://www.harborfreight.com/hydraulic-wire-crimping-tool-66150.html >> For $55 there is no reason to use a hammer crimper. >> >> I have used the next size up from this one, made by the same >> manufacturer, for about ten years. I have made countless crimps with >> zero failures. Beautiful crimps of all different sizes with little effort. >> >> Here is a 20% off coupon, so you can get a crimper for $44: >> http://www.harborfreight.com/digitalsavings.html >> > > A great deal! Thanks, Bill. :-) > > -- > Imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions. -- Albert > Einstein > -- > Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 585-6737 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Mobile and Google Phone michael.e.r...@gmail.com <michael.e.r...@gmail.com> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160425/c515b5b4/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
