Oh my gosh, NO! Isnt household wire about 4 fat strands? Thats bad for
vibrations and multistrand generally flows alot better.
-- Dave>From: Patrick Delgado <dadoctah@vitelcom.net> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net >Subject: Re: DML: Battery relocation >Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 23:21:33 -0400 > >You can use reg household wire. #4 THHN runs about .60/ft, #2 costs .90/ft. >For the ends you can use an appropriately sized copper tubing that you >flatten >one end and drill a hole for the nut and bolt. Then crimp the other end or >pour melted lead into it. >Dr. Pat > >Jon Steiger wrote: > > > > > Hey, what a coincidence! I was just thinking of posting about > > the same thing. (I need to free up some room in the engine > > compartment for ummm... something else.) ;-) > > > > Anyway, those battery cables are thick! Probably will cost > > me a fortune just because of the amount of copper involved! Due > > to the longer run, will the cables running to the bed need to be > > even thicker than the stock ones? Where can I find the proper > > cables, preferably for as little cash as possible? (Autozone had > > some cables, but I think the longest were 60") How do I > > cut/splice/crimp cables that big without having to go out and buy > > a tool I'll only use once? I noticed that Autozone has a couple > > of different battery boxes, but besides what looks like a slot > > molded into the cover of the box for a strap, I don't see an > > obvious way to attach them to the bed. Do I just bolt 4 mounts > > to the bed (one on each side of the battery box) and hold the > > thing down with 2 cris-crossing straps? I believe I've seen > > some battery relocating brackets in Summit but I think they were > > more than I wanted to spend. :-) > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > -Jon- > > > > .--- jon@dakota-truck.net -- or -- stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu >------------. > > | Jon Steiger * AOPA, DoD, EAA, MP Race Team, NMA, SPA, USUA * RP-SEL > | > > | '92 Ram 150 4x4 V8, '96 Dakota V8, '96 Intruder 1400, '96 FireFly >447 | > > `---------------------------- http://www.cs.fredonia.edu/~stei0302/ >---' >
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