Great idea, thanks David!
David "Battery Boy" Hawkins wrote > Scott and All, > When I first got into EV's, before buying a crimper, wire, and lugs, I > went to a local diesel truck repair and parts business to get a couple > of cables made. They make a lot of 2/0 cables for truck repairs, and > even use MagnaLugs from QuickCable, which I recommend. > BB > -- > Suck Amps, > Dave "Battery Boy" Hawkins > Check out our website! > http://bbevs.com/ > Like us on the Facebook! > https://www.facebook.com/batteryboyevs > >> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:50:54 -0700 (PDT) >> From: 85VWCabrioletEV >> >> <When I went searching the automotive stores for a battery cable, the > > > <cable was too undersized for EV needs (I will assume your cables are >> > <made using 00 gauge the same as mine were). The ones in the store > were > > <like 4 gauge. I bought a couple of the automotive clamps and > bought four > > <of the pre-made cables for the wiring. I bound four of the cables > > > <clamped down on each end of the automotive clamps I had bought. This >> > > <arrangement was still half the amount of copper I really needed, but it >> > <worked, only I had to drive conservatively so the wires did not get > too > > > <warm. >> >> <But that was a short term solution, until I could make a proper 00 >> gauge > > > <cable replacement. >> >> I ended up going to a NAPA auto parts in Brea, CA who were willing to >> physically make me a 12" 00 gauge cable that was a bit expensive at 36 >> bucks, but appears to fit nicely. >> >> The new battery cable did not solve my controller problem! m(_ _)m >> i will investigate welding shops for future reference. >> >> Cheers, >> Scott > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Getting-2-0-cables-made-was-Re-85-VW-Cabriolet-EV-Newbie-please-help-tp4663578p4663580.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
