Screw terminals are the point where the cable becomes a connection. A correctly crimped connection has less resistance than the cable itself; a poorly crimped one is a hot spot that deteriorates with every cycle until it fails.<\/p>\n
The terminal must correspond to the actual cross-sectional area of the cable<\/strong> and to the bolt diameter<\/strong> where it is screwed in. Both specifications are included in the reference: a 50-10 terminal is for a 50 mm\u00b2 cable and an M10 screw.<\/p>\n Using a terminal with a larger cross-section \u00abjust because it fits\u00bb leaves the cable loose inside the tube: the crimp does not compress properly, air pockets remain, and contact resistance skyrockets.<\/p>\n No. A power crimp requires uniform pressure across the entire surface<\/strong>, and only a hydraulic crimping tool or a die set with the correct profile can achieve this. Crimping with pliers deforms the tube on one side and leaves the other side uncompressed.<\/p>\n A good crimp can be recognised by the fact that the tube bears the mark of the die along its entire length and the cable does not move when pulled firmly.<\/p>\n No, and it\u2019s a common mistake inherited from electronics. Tin flows at low temperatures<\/strong> Under constant pressure: a joint that is tight today will loosen of its own accord in a few months\u2019 time. In power connections, crimping is carried out on clean copper, without tin plating.<\/p>\n See also electric cable<\/a> y fuses<\/a> in our electrical equipment section.<\/p>","link":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/categoria-producto\/material-electrico\/terminales-de-tornillo\/","name":"Screw terminals","slug":"screw-terminals","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":410,"meta":[],"menu_order":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/1008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/product_cat"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/410"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?product_cat=1008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Can the terminals be crimped using pliers?<\/h2>\n
Do you need to tin the wire before crimping it?<\/h2>\n