Battery cable source
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Battery cable source
Before anything else - Mods, if this is in the wrong area, please move it; if it's improper, please delete it. I mean no harm or bother with this.
THAT said ...
I ordered a 33" ground wire for my battery after a quick "Well, it's about five hands worth" measure for my 1988 3.9; turns out it's short, by about 1 foot or so, but I could use ut.
I wrote the guy on Ebay, and he'll make a 48" 2ga(!!!) with a 12", 10ga aux wire (for that ground wire right by the battery to the inner fender on my 1988) for $35 delivered to me (October 2017 for those searching later; price WILL change with time, always verify.)
The 33" cable was well made, out of welding cable (so it's very flexible for a 2ga cable), and with the ends crimped, the ring terminal for the block soldered, and both ends heat shrunk. (I can see the solder out the crimp zone on the ring terminal). NICE cable.
Seller's name on Ebay was powderperform - I suggest messaging him after verifying the cable lengths.
For my POSITIVE cable, the "battery cable to body wiring" connector may pose a problem; that one at least is available in 4ga over the counter (well, through RockAuto anyway) so that's not as big a problem IMO. Still, a good supplier of cables is always nice to find.
RwP
THAT said ...
I ordered a 33" ground wire for my battery after a quick "Well, it's about five hands worth" measure for my 1988 3.9; turns out it's short, by about 1 foot or so, but I could use ut.
I wrote the guy on Ebay, and he'll make a 48" 2ga(!!!) with a 12", 10ga aux wire (for that ground wire right by the battery to the inner fender on my 1988) for $35 delivered to me (October 2017 for those searching later; price WILL change with time, always verify.)
The 33" cable was well made, out of welding cable (so it's very flexible for a 2ga cable), and with the ends crimped, the ring terminal for the block soldered, and both ends heat shrunk. (I can see the solder out the crimp zone on the ring terminal). NICE cable.
Seller's name on Ebay was powderperform - I suggest messaging him after verifying the cable lengths.
For my POSITIVE cable, the "battery cable to body wiring" connector may pose a problem; that one at least is available in 4ga over the counter (well, through RockAuto anyway) so that's not as big a problem IMO. Still, a good supplier of cables is always nice to find.
RwP