Was RE: [Shotimes] RockAuto Shipping is Ridiculous! / Now Aluminum wires?

[Paul Nimz]

Aluminum is lighter but you also have to go up a size.  Del City sells battery
cable in 25' rolls.

Paul


On 9/8/2005 10:16:48 AM, Bruce Malachuk (bmalach1@nycap.rr.com) wrote:
> So is there a reason Aluminum wire is good or better for making battery
> cables. I seriously need to make some battery cables as I have pretty
> good
> voltage drop on my original wires. Just been putting it off cause I
> didn't
> want to buy a 50ft spool of wire.
>
> There is a building materials recycling yard about 10 min away and my
> electrician neighbor tells me he has to pay them to take his used wire from
> jobs he does. Might that be a good place to find said aluminum wiring?
>
> Bruce J Malachuk
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 1:10 AM
> To: `V6 SHOtimes; Alan Fanning
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] RockAuto Shipping is Ridiculous!
>
> If you are referring to the battery clamp terminal the best are also the
> cheapest and lightest.  Go to Wal_Mart or elsewhere and get the Penske
brand
> spring type band t