<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Have you tried the double stripping insulation method?<div><br></div><div>Cut the insulation needed and remove minus 1/4"</div><div>Then cut a 1/4” wide piece so it will slide on the copper. slide it to the end or with just a small mount of copper sticking out and that should allow the wire to slide into the fitting. Then push the 1/4” part back so it slides all the way and cut it off when easy. </div><div><br></div><div>I sure hate when companies can’t figure out metric from SAE sizes. Doesn’t provide a lot of confidence.</div><div><br></div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jan 22, 2026, at 6:23 AM, Travis Knipple via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi wrenches,<br>The Renon Xcellent Plus battery unit has a special connector that is rated for 2/0 CU battery cables, but when trying to build cable with fine-stranded copper (type MTW), it is extremely difficult to get all the strands into the connector (and is a known complaint to their tech support)<br>Anyhow have any tips or tricks for fitting finely stranded copper conductors into this connector?<br><br>-Travis</div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Travis Knipple<div>Senior Engineer</div><div>Hudson Solar Solutions LLC</div><div>Rhinebeck, NY 12572</div><div>518-539-8040 x408 | <a href="mailto:travis@hudsonsolarsolutions.com" target="_blank">travis@hudsonsolarsolutions.com</a></div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wuT0Jf3z34mlt7_aUK-QOs2RIbM5kO1oBpUVNKSFuc5ADydVvuRPMkmhWoT1Bglre_AATVNHA1BkN_" width="96" height="75"></div><div>PVIP# PV-111821-013612</div></div></div></div>
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