cruz-in
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Hi Team,
So do you all think the tinned terminals are worth the extra $s for RV applications?
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tvman44
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What are you doing 
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Hi,
I'd go for the very best I could find.
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cruz-in
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tvman44 wrote:What are you doing
Wiring solar/batteries/inverter....
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wolfe10
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Particularly for outdoor applications, use pre-tinned wire (like Ancor) and tinned connectors.
On the boat, I fill crimp connectors with silicone di-electric grease before inserting and crimping the wire.
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garym114
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Less corrosion and oxidation on tinned battery lug rings.
I made my own battery cables with tinned crimped lug rings when I installed four more batteries and an inverter/charger.
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Tinned
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Bob Landry wrote:I've used both in marine wiring and have seen no difference other than price. While marine(tinned) wire is prefered for most applications because it resists corrosion wicking up under the insulation, there isn't much benefit to using tinned lugs. If you were soldering , then it might be helpful, but on large guage wire like battery cables, you would melt the insulation on the cable long before it got hot enough to get the solder to flow. You are better off using a good crimp tool and then using adhesive lined heat shrink to keep moisture out.
x2. exactly what I do. A proper crimp will give a gas tight seal, and the adhesive heat shrink keeps moisture out and provides a strain relief at the joint.
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RoyB
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X2 on ANCOR brand battery cable. I order 25-foot spool of Ancor marine cable along with ANCOR brand ring terminals for all my wiring projects..
I use tinned wires... Copper wiring and ring terminals is very prone to corrosion.
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Bob Landry
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I've used both in marine wiring and have seen no difference other than price. While marine(tinned) wire is prefered for most applications because it resists corrosion wicking up under the insulation, there isn't much benefit to using tinned lugs. If you were soldering , then it might be helpful, but on large guage wire like battery cables, you would melt the insulation on the cable long before it got hot enough to get the solder to flow. You are better off using a good crimp tool and then using adhesive lined heat shrink to keep moisture out.
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