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Where to find quality ring terminals

k490

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I bought a few off Amazon they are junk these way too big for the wire size indicated. I thought maybe my wire was smaller than advertised broke out the calipers sure enough 10 AWG ring connector is really about 7 gauge. I suspect they took metric sizes and tried to get them close enough and relabel the box.

Where are you finding good quality I'm sure I can go to Granger get them I might have to wanting to know of any other places you might know of.
 
I've purchased quality assortments of ring terminals from mouser.com
 
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Small terminals: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HPY6M8J

For larger ones, I'm not sure whether I trust the claim that they're UL listed, but these SELTERM ones have treated me pretty well so far: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073CLS28F (I haven't tried any more scientific means to check, but they certainly feel about right weight wise for solid copper and crimp nicely.)
That first link is Molex manufactured in Florida I bought those not from Amazon I found them at Arrow electronics for $36 free shipping. About half the price as Amazon.
 
That first link is Molex manufactured in Florida I bought those not from Amazon I found them at Arrow electronics for $36 free shipping. About half the price as Amazon.

Oh, didn't notice the Amazon price had gone up so much. Definitely not a good deal at $100 for that box. When I ordered them in April of this year they were $22 with free shipping from that listing.
 
Oh, didn't notice the Amazon price had gone up so much. Definitely not a good deal at $100 for that box. When I ordered them in April of this year they were $22 with free shipping from that listing.
Molex sells insulated version also oddly cheaper then the non insulated. Amazon is hit or miss I always buy with Prime so I can return easily. I returned all the ring terminals I bought on Amazon.
 
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