Holy S#!T!! Dealer Negative Battery Cable....

[LS1FJ40]

Is this what a military style connector looks like? I'm just curious. This is new to me. My negative cable needed replacing in a, relative, emergency four years ago and they didn't have a cable that would tighten down to my odyssey battery, I wedged a penny in to fill the gap.

I like the idea of these and like the idea of being able to do something myself. I apologize for my ignorance. The main difference is that it is essentially a two piece design (having the cable screw to the clamp) rather than a one piece design where the cable is crimped to the clamp?

 

[NLXTACY]

^ yes

 

[LS1FJ40]

^^ OK. Thanks.

 

[Fourrunner]

Let me know if you are interested in a set or just the negative cable(s). Would be glad to work with you.

 

[LS1FJ40]

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[Cruzerman]

I'll put in my 2 cents. I would suggest not using welding cable, but instead use marine cable. In my experience, welding cable is not designed for wet environments and tends to wick in moisture and tarnishes / corrodes after some time. I've cut into welding cables used for battery use and while they were bright and shiny when new, they had turned dark and tarnished. Marine cable is tinned and thus doesn't suffer this issue. And when putting on ends, definitely crimp and don't solder. Crimping provides a mechanical connection. JMHO.

 

[cruiserbrett]

Bestboatwire.com has good prices on marine wire and crimp lugs.

Hydraulic cable crimpers are reasonable on amazon. Temco makes the on I bought. It's no greenlee but works fine.

2/0 gauge wire is ridiculously overkill for automotive applications. I have seen marine 6v92ti detroits with 2/0 for cabling and they started just fine. 2 gauge is plenty for your land cruiser.