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| | | | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 27 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 27 | what is the size for original 1950 battery cables?. what length?
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 | I do not know what gauge was original, but if you are still running 6 volt, you need 2/0 (00) gauge for your positive cable. The ground straps are probably 2 gauge. I am not sure of the exact length right off the bat, but you want it was short as possible, just long enough to reach. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 346 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 346 | I just had a set of cables made for a 1954 6400 truck I'm picking up on Saturday. The positive cable was 32" center of terminal to center of terminal and the ground was 15" measured the same way.
I had the cables made up at the local NAPA store and they were out of stock on the 2/0 so I went with the 1/0. Stock was 1 gauge so 1/0 seemed like more than enough.
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