Originally posted by Sarge43: When you go to 0ga. I'd take it to an auto electric shop and have them swage on your terminals, it's cheap insurance against failure.
what is this "swage" you refer to? I have never heard of this. Is it some sort of soldering tecnique?
Its a tool used in bending or shaping cold metal. Kinda like forging but without the heat.
Generaly it means to join with pressure ie. the cable is inserted snugly into the terminal and then with the proper tool is crimped tightly. No soldering involved.
Sarge43
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Originally posted by Nate S: i used a hammer and a cinderblock. maybe next time i should try vice grips . the hammer actually works kinda well though.
I used the hammer...and the vice.
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Is it some sort of soldering tecnique? 
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. the hammer actually works kinda well though. 