I'm going to replace my battery cables, but $125 seems awfully steep, so I thought I'd make my own. (Looks to be around $60, and that's with shiny ricey terminal clamps and such.) I figure 4 gauge will be more than enough all around, right? What size wire terminals will I need on the non-battery ends?
Thanks, Ludwig
Using Monster Cable as an example, You can purchase a quality battery clamp starting at about $35 USD, you will need two. The connectors would be about $25 USD for the pair.
Less well known brands, such as Stinger, will cost about 20-30% less.
Going to an automotive or online store, you could get a set of generic replacement cables for about $20 USD.
Here is an example:
Jeremy
Ludwig wrote:
You should looking into surplus shops (Military and/or Electronic) as well as Welding Supply shops.
Grounding cables can be found in the strangest places.
hth, TBerk
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