homebrewcableends

Homebrew Cable Ends

Make High Current Cable Terminations From Brass Tubing

Inexpensive crimp or solder type cable terminations can be made from soft brass tubing. Hammer one end flat, drill a bolt hole, and trim to length. These will handle a lot of current. Be sure to securely solder your wires into the tubing or crimp them tightly with a homemade crimping tool.

For terminating coaxial cable you can make a saw cut half way through the tube before you hammer it flat and thus leave a hole for the center conductor to stick through. With these brass terminal ends on the shield and a smaller crimp-on terminal lug on the center conductor you have an effective coaxial termination system.