What guage wire for "battery in trunk"
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What guage wire for "battery in trunk" I'm assumming nothing less than 1 guage?
I'm guessing I need 20ft?
What's good wire? I've heard of the wire that's used for welders (I forget the name)
thanks for the info.
I'm guessing I need 20ft?
What's good wire? I've heard of the wire that's used for welders (I forget the name)
thanks for the info.
I used 1 ga. welders cable and I dont have any starting or charging problems w/ an optima redtop in the back. you'll need more than 20' if you plan on redoing all the wires like I did.
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I used about 40-45 ft of 2 gauge welding cable (rated for 225 amps).
You could do it with a lot less if you reused the stock harness for some of the wiring, but i chose to completely replace the stock harness.
I have no problems with startups.
1/0 = one ought. As outlaw mentioned welding cable is A LOT more flexible than electrical cable.
I can post up pics if you're interested.
You could do it with a lot less if you reused the stock harness for some of the wiring, but i chose to completely replace the stock harness.
I have no problems with startups.
1/0 = one ought. As outlaw mentioned welding cable is A LOT more flexible than electrical cable.
I can post up pics if you're interested.
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Originally Posted by Birdie2000
I've heard welding cable isn't well suited to this application,
Auto battery cable is made to handle up to 50 volts up to 25 feet and is a pain to route around tight area's. About $2.10 a foot
Welding cable routes enough electric current to melt metal and 600 volts up to 25 feet. Welding cable is very flexiable. About $1.90 per foot.
On paper this is why I went with the welding cable
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Again, I second Outlaws statement. You really have to see the cables side by side to appreciate it. Its a lot easier to snake around in tight spots.
http://community.webshots.com/user/frperezj
some pics of my install, I should have some more after this weekend
http://community.webshots.com/user/frperezj
some pics of my install, I should have some more after this weekend
