Originally Posted by
stevieturbo
Whilst I would agree a well clamped up cable especially with 3 clamps would be pretty strong, and maybe even stronger that an OEM single crimp. If I was a tester I'd still fail it.
I wouldnt want to be held in any way accountable for passing something I deemed inappropriate that if it did fail, the results could be nasty.
That's how a tester would view it....will it come back and bite him ? A very small chance, but it is a chance. The bolts could work loose etc ( yes I know the chances are almost none )
Re above. That's a nice looking piece. What exactly do the boat guys use them for ? I'd still debate if that was strong enough, but it would probably get overlooked by an MOT tester as it would appear OEM
When you searc ebay etc for marine and boatcraft stuff, there is some nice gear, and often not too expensive.
These are refured to swagless terminals and offer around 80% efficiency of a wires/cables breaking strain, they are uesd for mast rigging, stays, hand rails all sorts realy.
There are meny types of fittings eye, clevis/pin, threaded.