Battery Cables

[lalessi1]

I just bought a custom battery cable... 1/0 red wire, lug x lug. Ordered it day before yesterday and it arrived today. Excellent quality, incredible service, reasonable price.

http://www.custombatterycables.com/

[Ecode70D]

Lynn
   Is 1/0 the real thick stuff like welding cable ?   Do  you have to solder the ends onto them yourself?
Thanks Jay

[RICH MUISE]

I got my 1/0's from Ron Francis. about 100 bucks for a 6 ft. set. The battery ends were attached, but the lug ends have to be soldered on after trimming to exact length wanted. What makes some 1/0's better than others is the number of strands used to make up that 1/0 diameter/volume. More strands of smaller dia. is better. Why is that important?.....a surprising electrical fact I learned a few years ago when I rewired my house: electricity does not travel THROUGH wire, it travels ON it. I always wondered why they talked about not scratching up a solid wire (household stuff) when you twisted them together or formed a loop. It's because the electricity creates heat when it jumps that gap created by the scratch!!
From what I learned, 2/0's are generally adequate, but 1/0's are better. Not sure why anyone would need anything heavier, but I have seen 0, 00, 000 (?) etc. Probably earth-mover stuff.

[rmk57]

I used the 1/0 welding cable for my trunk mount battery. The best addition I made for my starting system was replacing the original starter with a gear reduction unit. Cheap $50 one from eBay
cranks over my big block effortlessly where as the stock one struggled noticeably with the engine hot.

[Zapato]

Welding cable and hardware store bought lugs soldered in has worked well for me. Use it also for extra ground strap from engine to frame.

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[lalessi1]

I got my 1/0's from Ron Francis. about 100 bucks for a 6 ft. set. The battery ends were attached, but the lug ends have to be soldered on after trimming to exact length wanted. What makes some 1/0's better than others is the number of strands used to make up that 1/0 diameter/volume. More strands of smaller dia. is better. Why is that important?.....a surprising electrical fact I learned a few years ago when I rewired my house: electricity does not travel THROUGH wire, it travels ON it. I always wondered why they talked about not scratching up a solid wire (household stuff) when you twisted them together or formed a loop. It's because the electricity creates heat when it jumps that gap created by the scratch!!
From what I learned, 2/0's are generally adequate, but 1/0's are better. Not sure why anyone would need anything heavier, but I have seen 0, 00, 000 (?) etc. Probably earth-mover stuff.

This guy does all of the assembly, custom lengths, whatever wire gage, ends, color, heat shrink tubing.... I paid $40 including shipping for a 40" cable.