Orion Motor Tech 175A Wire Harness Plug Kit, 2 Pack Wire Connectors

Kolton: They plug straight into the warn winch plug that was wired onto our dump trailer. Been excellent

Canada on May 19, 2021

Phil: Thanks!

Canada on May 19, 2021

Marty Richards: Easy to use although no instructions with the item, there are plenty of YouTube how to videos for it.

Canada on Apr 25, 2021

Happy customer: Used to hook up my winch to my truck.

Canada on Apr 18, 2021

ColdInWI: As some other reviews have mentioned, the lugs are very thick and therefore VERY difficult to crimp onto the cables without special tools. It would be helpful if basic instructions were provided with a few helpful options suggested. Instead of buying a special crimping tool, I elected to solder the cables in which is probably what you're supposed to do anyway. I clamped the cable in a small vice, cut soldering wire to about 3/4" length "sticks", and put as many of those sticks into the cavity as I could fit. With the cavity facing up, heat with a MAP gas torch, and insert the stripped cable after the solder melts. Much quicker and easier than the alternatives, unless you have a special crimping tool already.

United States on Mar 15, 2021

G. H. Goodwin: I have no idea how I'm supposed to crimp these down to fit #4 welding wire. Can add photo. Wire less than half diameter of ferrule opening.

Orion contacted me through Amazon and requested clarification of my problem. They've been returned so I don't have a photo but here's a description of my reason for the return. The contact well in the connector is sized for #0 which has a cross sectional area of 53.47 mmsq. I'm using #4 wire which is 21.45 mmsq. The #4 wire fills less than half of the contact hole. If the object of the crimp is to create a solid bond through uniform compression of the cable strands then I believe this is too large a gap to overcome. Doing some research I discovered that National Electrical Code best practices recommends using contact well reducing bushings to take up this type of wire size difference. I wound up purchasing connectors just like these but designed for #4 wire.

United States on Mar 29, 2020

Marie Westhaver: product was well described and measurements of coupler were posted .Coupler was used to replace a damaged coupler on a heavy portable electric winch.It worked out very well and delivery was very prompt.

Canada on Nov 14, 2019

OBSSDOBSSD: I haven't put these to use yet but they seem very well made with good fit & finish between the housings and dust caps. It would have been nice if they included some instructions because it's not immediately clear how the pins should be oriented when pressing them through the housing. My main gripe is that the terminals are sized for about 1/0 instead of 2-4 gauge. In my photo, you can see how much empty space surrounds a 2 gauge cable...I couldn't imagine trying to get a good crimp around 4 gauge. The material is rather thick so be ready to put some muscle into the crimpers too (I had to start with a larger crimp and then finish with #2).

United States on Apr 19, 2019

Wooden Kidya: I really like these. The lugs are very heavy duty almost to a fault.. I also purchased a lug crimper and not one of the cheap ones. It took my shop press to do the crimps correctly with the crimping tool. Once done however, they went together great and are easy to pull apart.
Only thing I would add to make a 5 for these is a small packet of sealant to put in the backside of the connectors. I made these to run a high amp line to the back of my truck so I could use my winch in the hitch receiver so the connector is exposed to all the road dirt, mud, etc. If I could have sealed the backside, the plugs would always be clean when I need to use them.

United States on Aug 19, 2018

Richard G. Uttley Sr.: Well packaged and arrived before estimated delivery date. Used this connector kit to install a 1,0000 watt Pure Sine Wave Inverter in my new Toyota Sienna XLE van with Wheelchair Accessible conversion. The inverter needed to be mounted under the driver's seat to limit the cable run length. This quick disconnect was required to enable the easy removal of the seat so that my power-chair could be used as the driver's seat. It's design made installation a breeze, allowing for soldering the #2AWG cable for a clean, strong and zero-resistance connection. Had a bit of consternation upon initial inspection of the plugs as there was no obvious male/female plug. A quick review of the Amazon photos revealed that the plugs are designed so that when one is flipped 180deg, they slide into each other. Pure genius!! Just be certain when soldering the cable ends that you allow for this flip so that the positive input cable is not accidentally connected to the negative output cable. Do NOT recommend crimping. Great product and I highly recommend it.

United States on Sep 20, 2017