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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Yes there is a special crimper for those and no it is not cheap. That is why we solder, but with a torch, not an iron. It works superbly if done right (right=not burning contact). Also, to clear some things up, current itself does not cause heat. Resistance does. I doubt the resistance in this large soldered connection would cause enough heat to even soften the solder. I think if you are melting solder joints, then you need not a crimping tool, but a more skilled individual behind the soldering tool. But perhaps Al will stumble along this thread and prove this one way or another.
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The contacts powerwerx sells does not require a special crimper, it is not the same roll crimped connector that comes with the kit andersons. You can crimp it with the old kit crimper fine, although we do solder ours as well (we have a iron that can easially solder them). I would recommend against only soldering the connectors without crimping them first.