Flat clamps - Crocodile Clips??

bartmanekul · Feb 8, 2023

Hi,

I'm trying to source these, person who wants them isn't massively in the know. They suggested 300 odd AMPS (yeah I know). But they need to be 'flat'. Pic included.

[ElectriciansForums.net] Flat clamps - Crocodile Clips??

littlespark · Feb 8, 2023

Look like jump lead clamps.
Have you tried somewhere like Halfords?

(Thanks to your username, my brain is singing “do the Bartman” over and over in my head…. Cheers)

pc1966 · Feb 8, 2023

Are they for an arc welder or similar?

davesparks · Feb 8, 2023

A decent welding ground clamp can easily be rated at 300A or more, try a welding supplier.

bartmanekul · Feb 9, 2023

Thanks, they kept saying to me crocodile clips, which they certainly are not. I've tried a few places, plus internet, but no joy. Have contacted a welding supplier on the advice above.

Avo Mk8 · Feb 9, 2023

bartmanekul said:
Thanks, they kept saying to me crocodile clips, which they certainly are not. I've tried a few places, plus internet, but no joy. Have contacted a welding supplier on the advice above.

Clarke do welding clamps, and they sell one with jaws that clamp flat and parallel.

Clarke WEC600 Welding Earth Clamp - Clarke Tools

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mainline · Feb 9, 2023

bartmanekul said:
Hi,

I'm trying to source these, person who wants them isn't massively in the know. They suggested 300 odd AMPS (yeah I know). But they need to be 'flat'. Pic included.

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What's the physical size, as welding clamps are quite big.

littlespark · Feb 9, 2023

Seeing that welding clamp, it’s uninsulated, and a lot of heavy copper.

The picture in OP still reminds me of a jumper cable. The groove in the centre of the jaw to go over a round pin of a battery.

Ok reread OP, and he does ask for a “flat” alternative.

It might help if we knew what the application was for?

Avo Mk8 · Feb 9, 2023

mainline said:
What's the physical size, as welding clamps are quite big.

They absolutely are. For the Clarke one, the "spec" says 50cm x 50cm x50cm (probably the size of the box!) and it weighs 2.5kg

DPG · Feb 9, 2023

OP, what's the application? Why do they need to be flat contact areas?

mainline · Feb 9, 2023

DPG said:
OP, what's the application? Why do they need to be flat contact areas?

I don't think the ops ones are welding, they look like mediocre Chinese jump pack/start battery type ones.

DPG · Feb 9, 2023

mainline said:
I don't think the ops ones are welding, they look like mediocre Chinese jump pack/start battery type ones.

No they aren't welding clamps. But he only showed them as an example of the contact face that he wanted.

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