[Shotimes] Battery Cables

[Paul Nimz]

Depends on what kind of crimp on you use.  I've had no problems with heavy
crimp on eye bolt terminals.  The lead head jobs are junk.  I do coat the
copper wire with some Kopper Koat anti-oxidant first.  If you do use solder be
sure to either pre-tin the wire or coat in flux first.

To lose some weight easily and cheaply use the tin coated steel band clamps
that are OE type now.  About $2 each at Wal-Mart.

Paul


On 10/18/2005 10:25:49 AM, Devin Fisher (dmf@meumonus.com) wrote:
> I never thought of soldering battery cables!
>
>
> -Devin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.
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> On Behalf Of Zach Leahy
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 5:48 AM
> To: 69crewcab@comcast.net
> Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Battery Cables
>
> Your taling about the cables from the battery down to the starter right?
> If
> you are really worried about them, you can just buy some bulk cable from
> an
> auto parts store and some terminals and make them. When you do a trunk
> mount
> battery this is required anyway, I did mine earlier this year.
> One thing is that you really want to use a solder on terminal. Put the
> terminal in the vice, heat it up with a propane torch and melt either the
> "pellet" of solder you can buy, or just a whole bunch off a roll and when
> its all melted and pooled take the stripped cable and stick the end in
> the
> terminal. Let it cool and your done. Takes all of about 5 minutes or less
> to
> go get all the tools and do it this way. Crimp on terminals suck and you
> will spend way more time repairing them then they save you in intallation.
>
> Z