Crimp Cable Lug

Cable lugs – crimp and press connections for the tail lift electrical system

Cable lugs form the end connection between stranded conductors and screw connections on the on-board electrical system of the tail lift. They are pressed onto the stripped conductor end and thus create a gas-tight, permanently low-resistance contact point. At SULEJ Ladebordwand you will find cable lugs and wire end ferrules in different sizes and connection variants, compatible with various market configurations – as consumables for clean repair and installation work.

Ring cable lugs, butt connectors and wire end ferrules

Common designs are ring cable lugs for screw connections, fork cable lugs for openly accessible terminals, flat receptacle sleeves for plug connections as well as butt connectors for extending individual conductors. Wire end ferrules protect fine-stranded conductors from splaying in spring-cage and screw terminals. Materials are usually tin-plated copper with plastic insulation in standardised colour codes – the colour clearly identifies the matching conductor cross section.

Crimping tool, cross section and inspection criteria

A reliable crimp connection is only created with the press profile in the tool matching the cable lug – trapezoidal, square or hexagonal crimps are intended for different designs. The conductor cross section must match the sleeve size, the pressed seat must not be pulled out of the sleeve by hand. At highly loaded points such as the main battery line, additional heat-shrink tubing should be drawn over the crimp area to buffer corrosion and vibrations.

Benefits at a glance

• Ring cable lugs, butt connectors, flat receptacle sleeves and wire end ferrules in standardised sizes
• Tin-plated copper for high conductivity and corrosion protection
• Colour coding by conductor cross section for quick selection
• Gas-tight crimp connection with correct tool selection

Matching cable lugs ensure reliable current and signal transmission throughout the tail lift electrical system and prevent contact resistances.