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Battery Cable Length - Grant - 21-07-2013
Im being lazy, and CBA to get a bit of sting and work it out. Do any of you lovely lot know how long a cable would need to be to go from alternator to the boot, via the underside of the vehicle?
Much love.
RE: Battery Cable Length - samass - 21-07-2013
1.75 meters
RE: Battery Cable Length - Grant - 21-07-2013
I want the length of the cable, not the length of your arse crack hair sam...
RE: Battery Cable Length - samass - 21-07-2013
Oh. My bad, misread your post :/
RE: Battery Cable Length - Grant - 21-07-2013
Easily done dude. I havent measured mine as of late. Im hopefully poking the 2m mark by now.
RE: Battery Cable Length - Niall - 21-07-2013
From the alternator?
RE: Battery Cable Length - Grant - 21-07-2013
Yeah, why?
RE: Battery Cable Length - Niall - 21-07-2013
What about all the other electrics?
RE: Battery Cable Length - Grant - 21-07-2013
I don't need to know those measurements, just that from the bay to boot. Rest I can just buy by the meter for.
RE: Battery Cable Length - Niall - 21-07-2013
Why not just run the cable straight from the current positive battery clamp (with a proper connector of course). much easier, cheaper and you wont be trying to cram so many cables on the alternator connector which is already pretty tight
RE: Battery Cable Length - Grant - 21-07-2013
Bit pikey no?
I'll end up like samass and all that jazz...
RE: Battery Cable Length - Niall - 21-07-2013
Not at all. Sams is only pikey because he has just used a nut and bolt and two BFO washers. You can buy proper clamps to do the job. That will be much better than doing it to the alternator and your also keeping cable length down which you want to do as much as possible.
RE: Battery Cable Length - Grant - 21-07-2013
Fair. Ill get the metal zip ties out then lol
RE: Battery Cable Length - Niall - 21-07-2013
Nah f*ck that. Blow torch and a bit of old plastic. Job jobbed.
RE: Battery Cable Length - Grant - 21-07-2013
Lets not get too carried away. If we start doing things too properly we could end up as professionals!
RE: Battery Cable Length - samass - 21-07-2013
Mines fine so long as the protection stays on....
RE: Battery Cable Length - Grant - 21-07-2013
If I had a pound...
RE: Battery Cable Length - samass - 21-07-2013
You'd still be skint because you never make it that far anyway?
RE: Battery Cable Length - Just Sean - 21-07-2013
Grant, I've got a relocated battery. Can buy the cables of me if you want...
Mine run under the car
RE: Battery Cable Length - Grant - 21-07-2013
PM me figures sean. Terry Tibbs, talk to me!
And sam, stop mocking me!
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RE: Battery Cable Length - Piggy - 21-07-2013
fyi I got 5m's from a new company on ebay, well above amps needed, was like a tenner posted!
RE: Battery Cable Length - Grant - 21-07-2013
(21-07-2013, 10:12 PM)Piggy Wrote: fyi I got 5m's from a new company on ebay, well above amps needed, was like a tenner posted!
Interesting to know. You got a link? Cant see to find anything in that length for under £25
RE: Battery Cable Length - Piggy - 21-07-2013
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=121128586062
with these: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=160860455215
and earth: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=290845447583
plus few copper ends, blowtorch and solder and kazam, a battery relocation kit
RE: Battery Cable Length - Grant - 21-07-2013
Nice one cheers dude!
RE: Battery Cable Length - Piggy - 21-07-2013
pleasure
RE: Battery Cable Length - samass - 21-07-2013
Only 16mm? Pretty sure you want more like 25mm dude
RE: Battery Cable Length - Jonny81191 - 21-07-2013
16mm2 is a bit small, no?
I've used 23mm2 on mine both ways.
4.6 metres BTW, goes through the car.
RE: Battery Cable Length - Grant - 21-07-2013
Only just noticed that. The gear im looking at is 32 lol
RE: Battery Cable Length - Jonny81191 - 21-07-2013
Might be a bit OTT
RE: Battery Cable Length - Grant - 21-07-2013
But bigger is better right?!