An example of incompetent crimping: wires when heated changed color to gray
An example of incompetent crimping: wires when heated changed color to gray. An example of incompetent crimping: wires when heated changed color to gray.
In the laboratory, no one mocked the wires. Promised 200 A? Get exactly two hundred. And for only ten seconds - a serviceable motor is obliged to start up during this time. Of course, all samples were kept in the freezer for 16 hours at temperatures minus 20, 30, 35 and 40 ºС in a packaged form and then they tried to return them to working condition. Six wires out of eight survived the artificial winter.
The consequences of a lack of plasticizer: insulation burst in the cold
The consequences of a lack of plasticizer: insulation burst in the cold. The consequences of a lack of plasticizer: insulation burst in the cold.
The saddest thing is saving on copper. The underestimated cross-section of the core has led to large voltage losses. Too big to have enough starter residue. And this is in six cases! Therefore, it was not difficult to make a “choice of SP”. And our applicants are placed in alphabetical order. The fact is that their price fluctuates around 300-400 rubles in small limits, which cannot serve as a real criterion for the purchase. In addition, the price tags are highly dependent on the appetite of the retail outlet.
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Airline SA-200-02
SP selection
one
Origin of LLC “EARLINE”, China
2 m length
The only wires in which the wire is attached to both “jaws” of the “crocodiles”. With us, they withstood the required 10 s under rated load without any problems, and they didn’t save on copper here either: the wires ate only 1.8 V.
Autoprofi ALLIGATOR BC-200
2
Origin China
2.5 m length
The Chinese Alligator burned out in the first second of the test: there was contact - and there is no contact! But in a frozen state, his lifeless body retained its original softness. So it simply did not have enough strength to compress the wire in the clamp.
Carpoint Booster Cables 01.776.19
3
Origin China
2.5 m length
In these wires, the contact at the crimp site disappeared after a couple of seconds. But even with a half-turn you couldn’t start the engine anyway, since 6.4 V was lost on the wire. In severe frost, the wire was slightly a little sulky, but withstood.
Euro type r
four
Origin Taiwan
2 m length
What are there six months of warranty when the contact at the place of termination of the wire in the “crocodile” became hot and disappeared within one second! The frost test completed the complete defeat: already at -30 ºС the insulation cracked.
CATO VS-20025
five
Origin China
2.5 m length
Nothing good, except that there is a bag (like the others, however). On the wire, 4.3 V is lost without any benefit, and at –35 ºС the insulation is finally sowed and cracked. Well, after all, they do not guarantee anything. This and similar wires can be used if the battery still takes charge.
AUTOSTOP AV-20025
6
Origin China
2.5 m length
“Crocodiles” were summed up in this set: by the 11th second they heated up to the inability to hold without gloves. Even a burn is possible! The voltage drop on the wire was 4.2 V - a lot, alas. The starter may not have enough remaining volts. The promised product will last only in the trunk.
SOROKIN 12.302
SP selection
7
No origin indicated
2.5 m length
The only set that did not cause any complaints: the voltage drop is only 1.1 V, it does not heat up during operation, the wires remain soft in the severe (-40 ºC) frost. The only ones with powerful all-metal “crocodiles”, which have false copper sponges. And why did the manufacturer stint on the guarantee.
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