battery cable gauge?
battery cable gauge?
I was looking into some cable on amazon and wonder what is the gauge I should use for that 15+ft run to the trunk?
I don't even know the order is it?
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1/0
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4
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Just that stretch of cable is kinda high for me I would hope to do it for under $40. I have plenty of terminal connectors and short bits of cable.
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'
Thanks to my last car's demise I have a second battery.
I was looking into some cable on amazon and wonder what is the gauge I should use for that 15+ft run to the trunk?
I don't even know the order is it?
large
1/0
2
4
small
Just that stretch of cable is kinda high for me I would hope to do it for under $40. I have plenty of terminal connectors and short bits of cable.
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'
http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/show...ht=battery
http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/show...ht=battery
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
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Captain America
07-06-2011, 11:34 PM #2Good luck
http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/show...ht=battery
http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/show...ht=battery
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
-Jesse
80 300sd hy35, front mount intercooler, w115 intake, rack limiter removed, Alda removed, full load turned up, boost, ebp, trans, pyro, egr delete, 3.5" exhaust, e-fan, 16x8 rims with, 245/50 tires, lowered, bilstien 5100's, 12" front brakes, 2.65:1 diff.
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For under 40$? Go to the junk yard and fun a BMW 540 an yank its battery cable.
-Jesse
80 300sd hy35, front mount intercooler, w115 intake, rack limiter removed, Alda removed, full load turned up, boost, ebp, trans, pyro, egr delete, 3.5" exhaust, e-fan, 16x8 rims with, 245/50 tires, lowered, bilstien 5100's, 12" front brakes, 2.65:1 diff.
97 f250 psd 4x4, crawler
70 f250 390
83 Volvo 242, lots of mods
66 Volvo amazon
10 mistsubishi fuso service truck.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00002243Y...238&sr=8-1
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Get a set of jumper cables, should be long enough.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00002243Y...238&sr=8-1
1990 Power Ram 50 V6 SOHC 24V 6g72
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My posts are my personal opinions and thoughts, unless otherwise noted.
As for sourcing out the cable, look up electrical, marine, electronic surplus outlets in your area. You may try checking with local welders in your area for old arc welding wires, but be sure to get some with good insulation.
Ed
yankneck696
07-07-2011, 06:53 AM #5I would suggest a minimum of #2 AWG, 1/0 being prime. Also, if this were a battery relocation, you should also run a negative cable. But, being as this is a second battery, you "can" use the vehicle frame/body as your negative. Make sure to clean the body/frame connection point to bare metal, use bolt, nut, washer & "Star washer". Then grease it up or use some form of corrosion block. Also, run a new larger negative between battery, frame/body & engine block for optimum performance. Make sure to use fine stranded cable due to vibration.
As for sourcing out the cable, look up electrical, marine, electronic surplus outlets in your area. You may try checking with local welders in your area for old arc welding wires, but be sure to get some with good insulation.
Ed
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I put my battery in the trunk. There's a post in the projects section "Battery Relocation". For me, 15' would be a miracle. I used 1 gauge, and over 15' . If I was going to do it again, I would get 20'. 1 gauge can safely handle 200 amps, so you should be good with 1 gauge. Plus, I am getting Anderson connectors, 350 Amp to make the starter and solonoid a component so it easily quick connects.
Ninth Year Anniversary with STD on 1-9-2020
visit: www.dieselfuelinjector.guru
Project 2018: Really get the car finished -- Turbo OM617 greater than 175 MPH goal.
RED W123 - left Germany as 240D in 1982. Full AMG body kit less rear apron, 2:65LSD, five speed Getrag 717.400, manual steering, read leather interior, manual brake conversion, electric water pump (EWP), and a bunch of other goodies ...
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