Looking to upgrade my battery terminals yet again. I now have two fat 1/0 cables coming to the starting battery. 1 for the alternator, and one for the winch. Potential to add more in the future would be useful. I've seen the Slee ones, and their price. Looking at some V-Gate and Koss examples. What else are people using, and what issues are there?
Battery terminal upgrade
- Thread starter jgranthevagrant
- Start date
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.
I use welding cable crimp connectors bolted to battery terminal brass wing nuts
The only thing I put on my battery terminals is what NEEDS to be on them. So I just have quality U.S. made military style terminals with my battery, alternator and winch. I can add easily a smaller proper gauge wire on to feed a fuse panel for anything else. I can find replacement military terminals anywhere or easily carry a couple spares. Plus I don't want to fight that bundle of snakes hanging on to my battery.
I see where some builds might require those huge multi cable terminals though, so I guess it depends on your plans for your truck.
I see where some builds might require those huge multi cable terminals though, so I guess it depends on your plans for your truck.
- Joined
- Sep 17, 2003
- Threads
- 69
- Messages
- 4,661
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
- Website
- www.george4wd.taskled.com
- Thread starter
- #5
The winch and the new alternator both have large gauge cables, so I'm hoping to keep it clean. Large welding lug crimps on both, with a bit of extra length in case I need to redo. Have about 4 smaller ground cables in a stack on the aux battery as well. (threaded stud for battery post) Works, but the tower of connectors on one bolt makes me nervous.
- Joined
- Sep 17, 2003
- Threads
- 69
- Messages
- 4,661
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
- Website
- www.george4wd.taskled.com
^ that's why I went with the battery clamps in my picture. I have an m12000 with uprated 1/0 gauge, the + goes through the switch you see in the pic (so I can normally have the winch with no power) and then 1/0 from the switch to the bat+. The winch - goes direct to the bat- (1/0 gauge again). I use to have mil battery connectors, but I'm much happier with the sturdy clamps I now have with 4 threaded attachment points.
Pic before the +bat cover - all 4 bolt locations utilized
cheers,
george.
Pic before the +bat cover - all 4 bolt locations utilized
cheers,
george.
I've never seen those. Looks like middle ground between military and those huge multi port ones the audio guys use.
- Thread starter
- #8
I have had about 4 iterations of terminals, including the milspec ones. With winch, new alt, aux battery, I need to stay organized for safety and troubleshooting. My winch is on a big Blue Sea switch like that also. I'm looking at the terminals on amazon closely now. V-gate I think they are.
- Joined
- Sep 17, 2003
- Threads
- 69
- Messages
- 4,661
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
- Website
- www.george4wd.taskled.com
Just searched my amazon purchases. I've actually had them for over 3 years now. Time flies...
similar:
Nothing special, I like that they are metric, then I could use whatever length bolts made sense for the ring clamp stackup.
cheers,
george.
similar:
Nothing special, I like that they are metric, then I could use whatever length bolts made sense for the ring clamp stackup.
cheers,
george.
Last edited: