How to Attach Spade 10 AWG Solid Copper

I am having trouble viewing you link, it just redirects me to photobucket's homepage.

yes, agreed a zap of a gazillion watts from a spot welder at a body shop would be optimal, but that is hard to arrange. I was thinking the crimp and a dab of solder method is more practical, though I was trying to avoid a coldish solder connection. Given the nature of the wire, it is evident that the crimp alone will not suffice.

I have looked into WBT spades, but the price tag is hardly justified, in my opinion. I am happy with the spades I have, Copper silver plated spades. I suppose they are the "barrel type" I will post some pictures later tonight to clarify things.

I am still unsure of how to use the crimp tool, and I am looking forward to receiving some pictures from "Driver" that will make sense of things. Thanks guys, and please keep the suggestions coming.

I am definitely liking the solder then crimp method, it sees reasonable. The only issues are:

1. finding spade with enough room to do the solder portion such that optimal curve space can be utilized for connecting afterwards.

2. making sure the the metal to metal connection is solid as well. If the metal to metal stage is not crimped tightly then the contact point will be the soldered connection, and in that case you might as have crimped then soldered instead.

I suppose the problem (in 2.) can be eliminated buy using a screw connection, but then you might not have to solder at all.

Just my thoughts, it seems to be extremely tricky and I will certainly post my results and offer my 2 cents after I am done experimenting.

I also picked up a 66 ft spool of Teflon coated silver 22 awg, to experiment with some braid techniques; but I will save that discussion for another thread.

I posted a question to Rick Schultz at Virtual Dynamics regarding our discussion here. Virtual Dynamics manufactures what I believe to be some of the best cables in audio. Thier designs are mainly single solid core wire designs and he is certainly an expert on the subject. On his site he has a QnA section where he posts video replies to questions he is given. He has agreed to make a video explaining some of the techniques used to properly attach spades to a solid 10 AWG.

If you feel compelled to request the video as well, you can email him at-----> [email protected]. Check out his products, no I am not a salesman, just a fan.

And thanks again for those that have posted in here giving me some good ideas as to how I solve my DIY project issue.

Here is a link to the video posted in response to the discussion in this thread. It has been authored by Rick Schultz, founder of Virtual Dynamics. A permanent link will be given later after it is uploaded onto the QnA section of his website. Have a look and tell me what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ5q9oA4Fzg