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Re: Equipment list

Get this terminal crimper for the battery cables:

https://www.amazon.com/Crimper-Crimp...+crimper&psc=1

You won't believe how well this thing works for $29 (although I don't know how much it will cost in Israel).

We tried the yellow hydraulic crimper you'll see sold under various names.
***avoid this one like the plague***
After 10 terminals it will leak a most foul smelling oil everywhere.

We prefer to make our own PWM and sensor cables. The commercially available cables may have improved over the past few years, but we like having the flexibility to make exactly what we need. Here are the part numbers for what we use (all Molex numbers):

Female contacts: 16-02-1114
Male contacts: 16-02-0114
3-contact housings: 50-57-9003
4-contact housings: 50-57-9004
5-contact housings: 50-57-9005
Crimper: 64016-0201 (sorry, $130!)

Use good 22AWG wire with thin insulation and at least 19 strand count. The 7 strand wire used in many PWM cables breaks after a few flex cycles.

Last edited by electroken : 15-06-2016 at 07:40.
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