How to make battery cables

[CADDYBILL]

Has anyone ever had battery cables made? I Can get 0 gauge cable by the foot but I don’t know how to put the ends on them. I know that you clamp them on but how? 0 gauge is thick. Any suggestions? BTW this is not for the X.

 

[SteveVB]

Make them yourself...

You can get crimp on terminals to make the correct lengths, or even better are the screw on/ crimp fittings. The screw type has a nut that goes on the cable then you put the stripped end into the fitting and screw them together. I covered the connections with shrink tubing. They looked nice and worked even better. NAPA had the fitiings in the large sizes, but I had to look at the catalog myself after the parts guy said they had nothing like what I wanted, well 10 min later I found tons of fittings, and parts to make just about any type cable I could want. Marine supply places may have some also, I was in Annapolis last weekend and I think I saw some in the supply shop there.

I made mine from 0/1 gauge, even thincker than the 0 gauge. They weighed a ton though.

Have Fun

 

[CADDYBILL]

I saw cables at a Marine supply place. But I was not sure how to crimp them. They are kind of thick. Did you put them in a vice? I did not whant to use the screw conections.

 

[aldive]

For our Marine applications, we use a hydrolic press tool for making cables, The took is icer $1600 but can be rented from electrical supply houses. Makes perfect crimps and crimps are the waekest link in a cable,

Good luck.....

 

[Harry5150]

You need one of these.

If you're out in the Anaheim area, I could help you out.

Harry

 

[CADDYBILL]

I guess I need to find a shop or supply house in my area with one.
Thanks everyone.

 

[Harry5150]

You may also try to rig or use a dull set of bolt cutters to crimp them on. It should give you enough leverage.