Fusion Lugs

oddpowers

Does any one have any experience with these. Do you think they would hold up?

http://www.directwire.biz/index_files/FusionLugs.htm

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ChevyRacing75

Good question! I have no clue though but cant wait to see what everyone says

BLakeside

Quote 70% stronger than a crimped lug.

· Great for in-the-field repairs - keep them in your toolbox!



A good electric cart cable MUST be crimped first. Just search the posts on this forum for melted Battery, FnR and Motor terminals. As the ad says this would be great for in the field repair, but cart terminals get hot too often to use on all cables. A pull test? If you drag your battery's behind the cart this might be important.


Yea I've been called a smart@ss all my life

rib33024

I like those, I've never used them, but like chevy said I want to hear more

DOOmsman

I was told a loooong time ago you make a tight
mechanical joint and then protect it from corrosion.

cwayaustx

I crimp my connections, then heat shrink. There are quite a few guys who solder only with good results. If I didn't have the quality crimper I have then I would probably solder also. That looks to me like a quality lug, it is definately thicker than most you get in a kit. I generally use Thomas and bettes hd lugs but looking at the fusion lug, it looks really nice.

LostHusker

I agree with ya cway, it looks interesting, but having a greenlee crimper already makes it hard to change.. something to think about.

scottyb

I have been soldering connections commercially for a long time without one connection problem. So when done correctly, there is nothing to worry about. Those look good to me.

ChevyRacing75

So you just heat up the lug and press the wire in and that is it? I am going to use buss bars for the batteries but for the cables going to the motor and controller I may give these a shot

sho305

Friend of mine in the HVAC field gave me some silver solder they use for high pressure refrigeration copper tubing, man is that nasty stuff. You need MAP gas just to melt it, I used my torch set. I know its not cheap, but I would consider that if you are soldering the stuff is a couple grades above normal solder. You never have to worry about corrosion with a proper solder job. Yeah I have a set of those huge crimpers, they are hard to beat never had an issue with a cable using those. They are amazingly expensive to buy though. Also consider dielectric grease on your connections, the stuff really works nice. I put it on any exterior wire plug/connection, spark plugs, fuse holders, etc. A little tube does a lot. You can also use RTV or epoxy. When they do electric valves in irrigation systems, they have little packets of epoxy though it may not be a good idea with a high temp connection. Heat is also a way to find your problems, a bad connection will get hot. If you have warm wires/connections on your cart you are losing power there.

It looks to me these lugs are just more convenient to use with the solder pre-installed. Some people swear by crimping and then flowing the solder inside to seal it, hard to go wrong there.