givemethebighammer
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| posted on 27/2/04 at 09:15 AM |
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Cable for battery connections
Need to buy some cable for the battery > chassis earth connection and battery to starter motor connection.
What do I use and where do I get it from ?
I intend to solder \ crimp ring terminals on the ends if this is any help
thanks
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Staple balls
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| posted on 27/2/04 at 09:24 AM |
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europa have some battery cable etc
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Terrapin_racing
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| posted on 27/2/04 at 09:52 AM |
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http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.co.uk/
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JAG
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| posted on 27/2/04 at 10:05 AM |
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Or you can buy ready made cables in various lengths and with various types of end fittings off the shelf at Halfrauds 
From about £3 upwards I beleive.
Justin
Who is this super hero? Sarge? ...No.
Rosemary, the telephone operator? ...No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? ...Could be!
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timf
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| posted on 27/2/04 at 10:34 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Syd Bridge
Bighammer,
If you're doing your own ends, buy cable at your local welding supply shop. Only £1.5-£2/metre.
Cheers,
Syd.
agree with syd on this just get some red heatshrink for the +ve side
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 27/2/04 at 10:49 AM |
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Premier Wiring will sell you some nice chunky cable plus all the ends and covers you require for very
little money. They'll also sell you earthing straps and so on for just a little extra, and make up any length lead you require, if it
isn't a stock length. (guess where I got mine from...  )
The Halfrauds ones looked very thin for my liking.
David
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JoelP
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| posted on 27/2/04 at 07:45 PM |
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i used a pair of donor starter leads for the starter, two fuse boxes with the thickest wire from the donors to each and donor earth straps and engine
earths, i just bought the necessary terminals (big spades and big and small rings). cost a few quid at maplins.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 27/2/04 at 07:49 PM |
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its a locost
go to a breakers
you can get a whole handful of earth cables, complete, and power cables to go with it.
you need a seriously good cable - making up summat at home thats not really low resistance will either give low volts or fry summat by using things
like throttle cables as earth returns.
atb
steve
[Edited on 27/2/04 by stephen_gusterson]
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 27/2/04 at 09:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
you need a seriously good cable - making up summat at home thats not really low resistance will either give low volts or fry summat by using things
like throttle cables as earth returns.
exactly what I thought Mr Gusterson, also think would be better to make the cables to the exact lengths I need, so ready made cables are out. I find
Europa a little on the expensive side so I think I will give Premier a call and get some made up.
thanks
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type 907
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| posted on 27/2/04 at 09:23 PM |
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Hi All
I used welding cable.
Although it does have a down side, I can only do 300mm of weld now before I have to stop and move the welder.
Paul G
Too much is just enough
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 28/2/04 at 08:02 PM |
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[Captain Mainwaring]
Stupid Boy!
[/Captain Mainwaring]
David
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Peteff
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 03:11 PM |
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It's sometimes easier to use a few sections of thinner wire to make up a lead than to try to get a thick one to bend where it doesn't want
to. This is what the manufacturers do from the alternator back to the battery in a lot of cases.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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