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Originally Posted by gornoman
Cast Antimonial Lead Universal Terminals, is another word for cheap.
Copper Core Extends To The End Of The Plated Lug To Give A One-Piece Solid Connection I have seen this first hand. The cable starts with about 1" of bare wire exposed, and a hollow cylinder of layered paper thin alloy is placed over the wire. The assembly is placed in a die which closes the cylinder around the jacket and bare cable, flattens out the end, punches the lug hole (right through the strands themselves), and rounds the tip all at once. The result is electrically sufficient, but it will corrode very quickly. These are NOT cables for high-end builds. They are the kind of cables you throw on a cart to sell it quickly. "Yeah, them cables are brand new."
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As Gorno and others said...stay away from this type of cable end! When you tighten down the nut, it "distorts/smashes" the end and will loosen very quickly with the amps and curent needed to flow thru them. Now for another observation, DO NOT use "wing nuts"!...Try to use 5/16th head stainless steel nuts (rather then 1/2" nuts). And another good idea is when checking battery water level's (once a month), check the tightness of the nuts.