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#92742 08/23/2005 3:20 AM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 | As I was removing the cables this morning on my '47, which still has the battery under the floor, I was wondering where I was going to come up with a 4 ft. long cable on such short notice, as I'm sure they're not the most plentiful item in town. Then it hit me. We have a farm equipment dealer about 5 miles from where I live, so I stopped there. Turns out, they had the cable in bulk, along with all the different ends, and were able to custom make exactly what I needed. And it cost less than $20!
They also had the heavy gauge cable, so later on, if I need cables for my 6 volt stuff, I can get those there as well.
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#92743 08/23/2005 7:19 AM | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 90 Member | | Member Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 90 | Welding supply is another place. Just make sure the crimp they put is a GOOD crimp. Otherwise that's a source of resistance, heat and arch.
Gooday
Jim
small wheel moves by fire and rod,
big wheel fires by the grace of god,
everytime that wheel turns round,
bound to cover just a little more ground.
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#92744 08/23/2005 3:28 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 | Since current-carrying capacity depends on the number of strands of wire, as well as the diameter, the hundreds of fine strands in a piece of #1 gauge welder cable makes for excellent 6 volt battery cables. Just solder, or crimp the terminals firmly. I prefer soldered connections.
Jerry
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