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[HunterJohnson]

My question concerns crimping lugs.

If correctly crimped how big of a difference in conductivity is it to use a

Compression Lug

VS.

Normal Copper Lug

Thanks Fellas

[CleanSierra]

<<<Waits for Snafu to come in and answer your question with a riddle...

I kid, I kid

I would guess compression during since it basically fuses the stands into a solid piece and I would assume you're getting MAX surface area out of the strands that way. I'm subbed for a good explanation though.

P.S. This is the internet, we're ALL experts

[snafu]

A riddle, huh . . .

I have a fairly good explanation of that here: http://www.ceautoelectricsupply.com/big3kits.html

See the Heading The Best Parts . . .

Incidentally, the eyelet pictured at the top of post 1 is really not designed for automotive use. Rather, the shape of that is designed to be used in commercial electrical panels. In automotive use, it's generally preferred to have a round edge on the end of the eyelet for clearance and / or to allow the use of an insulating boot.

[HunterJohnson]

Thanks for the info, so main difference between the lugs is one is compression are longer to accept the crimp also different materials.

Thanks tony