Date:         Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:58:43 -0800
Reply-To:     Tom Messick <vanagon@SCREAMING.COM>
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From:         Tom Messick <vanagon@SCREAMING.COM>
Subject:      Re: How To Make New Battery To Starter Cable for 2.1 Vanagon?
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On 12/11/07, Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net> wrote:
> 4. Any tips on soldering the ends on that big a wire without melting
> half the insulation off?

Ask your Napa folks if they have a crimper.  The one near me has a bench
mounted one that makes cables that look like the pre-made ones.  Soldering
can make the cable not flexible at the end and can cause the cable to crack.

--
tom

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