battery wiring question
08-03-2011, 06:21 AM
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battery wiring question I did a batt relocation which was running good till my water pump died. I'm in the process of adding a disconnect switch.
my question is, I switched to a top post battery so I had to replace my positive wiring running from the batt 14" or less to a fuse. No where around me sold welding cable, so I picked up some 1/0 stereo like wiring (flexy) (same size as welding cable run on rest of the car).
Should I go through the trouble of searching down a couple feet of welding wire? The flexy stuff will make the bend to the fuse easier, but I had welding cable in there before and it obviously made it to the fuse too
my question is, I switched to a top post battery so I had to replace my positive wiring running from the batt 14" or less to a fuse. No where around me sold welding cable, so I picked up some 1/0 stereo like wiring (flexy) (same size as welding cable run on rest of the car).
Should I go through the trouble of searching down a couple feet of welding wire? The flexy stuff will make the bend to the fuse easier, but I had welding cable in there before and it obviously made it to the fuse too
08-03-2011, 08:12 AM
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Car audio wire is often copper-clad aluminum (CCA) and welding wire is generally pure copper, which is better. Welding wire tends to be cheaper, too. CCA is still okay-ish, especially if you got 0 gauge. And yes, some manufacturers BS the gauge but what you bought is almost definitely good enough.
