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SELTERM 4/0-AWG 5/16-Inch Cable Lugs

This SELTERM purchase belongs with the largest cable size in my kit. I keep its 5/16-inch stud hole explicit so it remains distinguishable from the other 4/0 lug purchase.

By Steven Smith · Camper Van Freedom

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The larger roof enclosure during my cable-entry work.
The larger roof enclosure during my cable-entry work.

The item in my kit

I bought SELTERM 4/0-AWG 5/16-Inch Cable Lugs as part of my camper van equipment.

This SELTERM purchase belongs with the largest cable size in my kit. I keep its 5/16-inch stud hole explicit so it remains distinguishable from the other 4/0 lug purchase.

Where it fits my build

I brought the roof light wires and camera cables into a PVC conduit layout. That work included drilled enclosures, threaded fittings, cable glands, solder-seal splices and grouped wiring.

During the small-box stage, I drilled for a male PVC fitting and used a fitting inside as a retaining nut. I routed the camera cable through a gland into a tee and brought the light-wire groups toward the van entry.

A grouped roof-wire connection before the final conduit work.
A grouped roof-wire connection before the final conduit work.

My build notes

The wiring project was a sequence of individual connections and routes. The photographs show the intermediate stages, including open boxes and wrapped wire groups, before the remaining covers and conduit joints were finished.

I built the cable route a section at a time, bringing local connections into the larger conduit system.

Alternative products

Two alternatives to compare

The twelve-lug alternative keeps the 4/0 and 5/16-inch combination and adds tubing, while the Ancor 4/0 alternative uses a 3/8-inch stud opening.

4/0-AWG 5/16-Inch Lug and Tubing Set

4/0-AWG 5/16-Inch Lug and Tubing Set

This set pairs copper ring lugs with heat-shrink sleeves. The lugs have 4/0-AWG barrels and 5/16-inch stud openings.

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Ancor 4/0-AWG 3/8-Inch Cable Lugs

Ancor 4/0-AWG 3/8-Inch Cable Lugs

These tinned copper lugs terminate 4/0-AWG cable at a ring connection. The ring opening is sized for a 3/8-inch stud.

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Questions from my build

What connected the roof equipment to the van entry?

A PVC conduit layout with boxes, fittings and cable glands.

What did I do at the small junction box?

I drilled the box for a threaded PVC fitting and arranged the light-wire connections inside that part of the route.

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