Just bought this kit (not assembled) how would I be fitting the connectors onto the big fat wires please? Crimp (what tool) Solder?
TIA
TIA
DC to DC Victron connections
- Thread starter StratosFearXX
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Your starter battery neutral will be the vehicle body shell so that's one crimp lug out of the way.
Your starter battery live will already be under one of the front seats so add a fuse holder and fuse there to extend that to your Victron.
The leisure battery pair to my Roamer are big arse crimp lugs to bolt on terminals but this is via the battery isolator which may well be screw or crimp lugs terminals depending what you get.
Get a pair of those small manual crimpers with the blue plastic handles that are on Amazon/eBay and have adjustable wheels either side to crimp from 10mm2 up to 70mm2 lugs, get your lugs from the nearest electrical wholesaler and figure out which size bolt hole will suit you so say a 25mm2 crimp lugs with an 8mm hole.
Your starter battery live will already be under one of the front seats so add a fuse holder and fuse there to extend that to your Victron.
The leisure battery pair to my Roamer are big arse crimp lugs to bolt on terminals but this is via the battery isolator which may well be screw or crimp lugs terminals depending what you get.
Get a pair of those small manual crimpers with the blue plastic handles that are on Amazon/eBay and have adjustable wheels either side to crimp from 10mm2 up to 70mm2 lugs, get your lugs from the nearest electrical wholesaler and figure out which size bolt hole will suit you so say a 25mm2 crimp lugs with an 8mm hole.
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Thanks, yeah got all the lugs and fuses and things in the kit, basically everything in the picture, just wasn't sure what to crimp 'em with.
I did all of my crimping with this tool and couldn’t complain. I think it was recommended on here somewhere
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I got a pair of these type..
https://amzn.eu/d/8UQZ0PA
as there were some chunky cables to the inverter and the battery isolator
https://amzn.eu/d/8UQZ0PA
as there were some chunky cables to the inverter and the battery isolator
Much obliged, I've got something similar but for smaller size crimps unfortunately.
I must try harder
