Do you guys buy from anyone in particular or should I just order from Amazon or Jegs ?
We’re buy ground straps from..?
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Ground straps for what?
If you're trying to electrically bond the body to the frame, then yeah any uninsulated ground strap from any auto parts store would work. Don't need a particularly heavy one for that.
For grounding the starter, battery, alternator, winch, etc. you'd want to use heavy insulated battery or welding cable. Most NAPA auto parts can make them for you on-site, any length, gauge, color, and terminals you want.
If you're trying to electrically bond the body to the frame, then yeah any uninsulated ground strap from any auto parts store would work. Don't need a particularly heavy one for that.
For grounding the starter, battery, alternator, winch, etc. you'd want to use heavy insulated battery or welding cable. Most NAPA auto parts can make them for you on-site, any length, gauge, color, and terminals you want.
Ditto for Napa they cut by the foot and have 0/0 etc for you... they can even use their tool to put endlinks on permanently sealed
Make your own straps - it's significantly cheaper and you will get the exact length you need.
Get 2 gauge welding cable from a hardware store in black or red (I'm lucky to have a McFadden-Dale nearby). Buy the lugs and crimp (or solder) them on. Some heat shrink wrap on the end and you're done. It will cost you about $5 a piece.
Get 2 gauge welding cable from a hardware store in black or red (I'm lucky to have a McFadden-Dale nearby). Buy the lugs and crimp (or solder) them on. Some heat shrink wrap on the end and you're done. It will cost you about $5 a piece.
Sorry - forgot to post a picture...
Make sure if when you get the shrink wrap you get the adhesive type it will seal out contaminants as well. I made my own however I use 0/1 gauge
At Napa the 0/1 is 5.90 a foot and the two copper ends are 6.50 for the pack of two. The shrink with the adhesive is 9.00 for two 9” pieces. If you can do it for 5.00$ I will be impressed but yes it can be done if you look around for the least expensive parts to do it with
At Napa the 0/1 is 5.90 a foot and the two copper ends are 6.50 for the pack of two. The shrink with the adhesive is 9.00 for two 9” pieces. If you can do it for 5.00$ I will be impressed but yes it can be done if you look around for the least expensive parts to do it with
I just made some recently with 1/0 welding wire copying GAarchitect's build thread. Here is a link to my post on it and what I used. Im really happy with how they came out. Much thicker and actually more flexible than the old (brittle) thin cables.
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As info welding cable isnt moisture, oil and grease resistant.. be careful using it in high heat areas without sheilding.. that said i have a set of 20' junper cables i made 20 years ago out of welding cable still going strong... works well just know its limitations..
