Great information for shop owners and techs as a majority of driveability problems can be traced back to a voltage drop thru the battery cables.

As an automotive shop owner and also provider of procedures and other items to other independent automotive shops we found a lot of corroded and damaged terminals at my shop. Some of those cables are over $300 due to the way they are run thru the harness. Almost every time the corrosion has gone down into the cable far enough make the cable unusable for just a terminal end repair. After researching and testing different ways of repairing these cables we found that the best way to repair them especially due to the limited access in the engine compartment to use a torch for soldering connections was to cut the cable off as far back as needed and splice a new section of cable and terminal end into place using a crimp style cable end or terminal with a crimper that does a 360 degree hexagon crimp around the terminal. These terminals are permanent and have a very good connection, this way we have been able to salvage those expensive replacement cables . BUT the best part is that you can get a car repaired right then and there while it is in the bay and not wait for a cable to show up. If anyone wants some more information on these crimpers you can email me at mastert@utahweb.com  

Dennis