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| LMR |
 Feb 18 2019, 04:16 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 13-September 17 From: solihull Member No.: 21,427 Region Association: England  |
I am refitting the loom to my car. The feed wire from the battery to the starter motor was missing when I bought the car. What size cable should it be? 16mm2, 25mm2 or 35mm2?
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| Dave_Darling |
Feb 18 2019, 07:09 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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The stock cable had two (?) smaller wires on the battery end of it. Those served to feed power to the rest of the car. If you want stock, get stock.
I have a Great Big Honking Cable on my car. I can't tell you the diameter off the top of my head. But in general the bigger the better. The cable is aftermarket, and has a positive post connector that is held on with two bolts. I have ring terminals under the bolt heads that the main power wires connect to. --DD |
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| IronHillRestorations |
Feb 19 2019, 07:25 AM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,719 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None
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The factory battery to starter cable is a little smaller than the American Wire Gauge (AWG) #4, which is a bit larger than 5mm diameter wire
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| ClayPerrine |
Feb 19 2019, 08:51 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,465 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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You can use any battery cable of the correct length from FLAPS.
I would suggest that you use one of these: https://900designs-container.zoeysite.com/b...tive-terminal-1 This duplicates the factory way of attaching the wiring harness to the positive battery post. |
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Feb 19 2019, 09:01 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,864 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
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| Spoke |
Feb 19 2019, 09:23 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Feb 19 2019, 09:51 AM)  You can use any battery cable of the correct length from FLAPS. I picked mine up from my FLAPS. It's 4 gauge. |
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