ARCHIVE Battery Disconnect Overkill...my OCD will be my downfall

[NLXTACY]

So weird to hear a guy from CA complain about rain.

Oh I'm not complaining about the rain at all. Just complaining that this stuff isn't just done and out into your hands. So many delays and do overs and blah.

 

[NLXTACY]

So weird to hear a guy from CA complain about rain.

Although it raining for like 27 of the 30 days is a tad unusual for us SoCal peeps

 

[dogfishlake]

13 more there Noah. Remember, 1 male and 1 female of every species.

 

[NLXTACY]

13 more there Noah. Remember, 1 male and 1 female of every species.

Well 2 clean and 5 unclean. It's really 7 x 7 not 2 x 2 but meh, details. Hahaha

 

[dogfishlake]

Close enough for me!

 

[NLXTACY]

I finally have a dry day to work on my truck so that I can complete the wiring to get the Battery Disconnect Mount out the door. Last piece of the puzzle are the new grounds. The old ground went from the block to the battery ground and then a small ground to the fender. The new 1/0 ground cable will go from the block to the Flaming River Disconnect and then from the disconnect it'll split to the body ground and battery ground.

Replacing the cable doesn't really require removing the battery tray but damn does it make it so much easier.

You can see from my BoneStock original ground cable that not only is it sized for the original 80A alternator and single battery, but it was getting corroded at the block and ANY twisting of the cable instantly broke the plastic sheathing around it. Yeah, I let this go for way too long.

 

[retrofive]

You really should take care of your crap Joey.

 

[NLXTACY]

You really should take care of your crap Joey.

The plumber's house always leaks

 

[mervo]

Well at least you have a fire extinguisher should you encounter your own Car-bbq.

 

[NLXTACY]

Well at least you have a fire extinguisher should you encounter your own Car-bbq.

There is no shortage of fire extinguishers in my home and garage

 

[NLXTACY]

Old cable up top, new 1/0 on bottom.

 

[NLXTACY]

Before and after. I still need to route, size, sleeve and heat shrink but you get the jist of it

 

[dogfishlake]

The plumber's house always leaks

"The Cobblers son wears no shoes"

 

[dogfishlake]

Probably how my ground wires look too. Looking forward to the upgrade.

 

[NLXTACY]

Probably how my ground wires look too. Looking forward to the upgrade.

Yeah I think my windows might roll up at a normal speed now

 

[NLXTACY]

Ugh. I might as well redo my starter cable while I'm there. The starter cable is on you guys. I've got too much to do as it is

More cable porn.

 

[Sharky1528]

Nice cables !!!!

 

[lcgeek]

I can't believe I just "liked" battery cables.

 

[NLXTACY]

I can't believe I just "liked" battery cables.

I'll raise you a like to your like

 

[NLXTACY]

My goal is to ship these out this week. I screwed up last week by using 1awg cable that was mixed in with 1/0 and I didn't notice it until I was trying to package things up. Not all cables were affected! Just one particular one which is good. But I should have noticed it earlier. Its my own fault.

All of the new supplies should be arriving between today and tomorrow. I will then get everything sent out by end of week. I'll be happy to be done with this project.

Also, I'm trying to decide on a decent way to label wires without being annoying about it. Any suggestions?