re-wiring battery to the boot

[jimbob-mcgrew]

do you think these 400 jumpers will do for the job ? the proper 300w cables nearly £6 a metre.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/400-AMP-BOOSTE...3286.m14.l1318

" Each copper cable is 2.5 metres long and has a solid brass core for long life "

i would do it the proper way, just cant afford it, but if these arent safe. ill steer clear till i can.

[Mike]

any jump lead suitable for a car will do it

[jimbob-mcgrew]

i was havvin a lil look thru that path, and most of the jumpers i saw were 170-ish amp, some 250/300 and those are supposedly 400, the composition of the cables internally are probably different as designed for different purposes, but in theory the 400's should be cool, but dunno, might be risky cos they were never designed to be in constant use like proper cable, hmmmm...

ive got access to some 0:GA cable, but its nearly as thick as a penny piece, and weighs a fkin ton.
8:GA too, but its probably not upto the job

somebody out there give me 4 metres of proper stuff for free oh .. and a set of battery terminals too

[mowgli]

just stroll into your local friendly tractor or truck spares place & ask for the length you need. jump cables are badly made & they get way too hot.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

yeh decided to do it proper now - got a friend of mine looking into some cable for me, he does hefty sound system installs and knows his **** about cables, if im lucky he'll get me some for free, if not prety cheap.

[blackpoolbouncer]

ive had a lot of experience with relocating/adding batterys here there and everywhere.dont look at specialist sound system cbaling,its far to expensive for what is esentially a job that doesnt need it.look for welding cable,many (and blackjack will back me up) people who compete in the spl leagues run a silly amount of batterys and a lot cant afford to buy 50+ meters of 0awg cabling so they use welding cable,you can get vairous sizes and youl find somehting suitable and cheap. hope this helps

[burgo]

ive had a lot of experience with relocating/adding batterys here there and everywhere.dont look at specialist sound system cbaling,its far to expensive for what is esentially a job that doesnt need it.look for welding cable,many (and blackjack will back me up) people who compete in the spl leagues run a silly amount of batterys and a lot cant afford to buy 50+ meters of 0awg cabling so they use welding cable,you can get vairous sizes and youl find somehting suitable and cheap. hope this helps

by welding cable i assume you mean the earth leads?

[Ben]

Or just go to any scrap yard with a BMW in it and get the power lead they use to locate there battery in the boot, you also get a nice + post for under the bonnet, looks nice and factory.

[a2lt16v]

i have heard that running the engine earths in the engine bay and allowing it to earth all the way to the rear of the car purely through the body is bad.

it allows the tiny electrical currents to react all over the body of the car and help promote rusting. think is a reaction with the small currents and the damp and the metal probably has a scientific name but i dunno what it is this was discovered on the old minis which is why some people choose to run the earth cable all the way back to the battery terminal.

this might be a load of rubbish tho, but if you think about earth points on cars they are usually corroded and rusty! there may be truth in it

[FUSION X16XE]

Or just go to any scrap yard with a BMW in it and get the power lead they use to locate there battery in the boot, you also get a nice + post for under the bonnet, looks nice and factory.

Best idea