Best place to get supplies to make battery cables?

Twilliamson

Twilliamson

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Do you mean the straps or the heavy gauge cables?

If your doing anything with the terminals, I would replace them entirely. I prefer the "Car Audio" style replacements as they have better retention than the "parts store" Universals.
Something similar to this.
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http://www.amazon.com/Link-BTN1-Neg...1392733654&sr=8-11&keywords=battery+terminals

You will also find a good selection of heavy gauge wire at your local Car Audio Shop. Just be careful, they have some powerful marketing strategies that make people think $3 a foot cable should be sold for $7-12. They will also have the proper terminals for the size wire you may need.
 
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ncrooks89

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I went to airgas and bought 2 gauge welding cable. Very flexible and the small strands are more can draw more Amps especially if you using a winch or something big. I think it was $1.50 / ft


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highpockets

highpockets

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Twilliamson said:
Do you mean the straps or the heavy gauge cables?

If your doing anything with the terminals, I would replace them entirely. I prefer the "Car Audio" style replacements as they have better retention than the "parts store" Universals.
Something similar to this.
71smtdfvej.jpg
http://www.amazon.com/Link-BTN1-Neg...1392733654&sr=8-11&keywords=battery+terminals

You will also find a good selection of heavy gauge wire at your local Car Audio Shop. Just be careful, they have some powerful marketing strategies that make people think $3 a foot cable should be sold for $7-12. They will also have the proper terminals for the size wire you may need.
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Yes, I need to replace the whole ground set first. I did see the ones that you are showing I was wandering if I would need to solder the ends of the stranded cable so the set screw would have a firm spot to tighten to? I was thinking about the military type that NAPA sales.
 
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Twilliamson

Twilliamson

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no, no need to solder, that set screw does a pretty good job clamping down on the cable. Unless you have the correct crimper your going to run into poor connections with crimp on terminals.
 
GREASEMONKEY

GREASEMONKEY

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I'm with TW
You need to crimp&heat shrink cables &wiring as much as possible.
I use nothing but solder lugs on battery cables, but that's just me. I run into lots of harsh conditions with the job, so solder is the way to go in that case.
Normal use on vehicles , a crimp is fine.
 
250f4life

250f4life

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Food for thought. Go to you pull it and Mercedes and I think BMW's had batteries in the truck. That is a lot of wire to reach the starter. Just saying.


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Mirage

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I like milspec/ordinance battery terminals, you can get them from napa. I like to use solder slugs with the lugs too. Welding cable is good for flexibility.

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