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08-16-2015, 05:58 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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Green/White Motor cables look bigger than 6 gauge?
I am considering upgrading all of my stock 6 gauge cables to 4 gauge and was inspecting the wiring prior to doing so. I noticed that the stock green and white motor wires appear larger than the stock battery cables even though both are listed as 6 gauge. Are the jackets for the white/green cables simply bigger thus making them look and feel like larger diameter cables?
This is a 2011 Precedent so they are listed as 6 gauge. They just look bigger than that. |
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08-17-2015, 06:28 AM | #2 |
Getting Wild
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Re: Green/White Motor cables look bigger than 6 gauge?
Ryan, sometimes they are, depending on the cable type. There are a lot of options out there but one I recommend and its fairly affordable (for me anyway) is your local welding supply shop. I buy all my #2 and #4 cable from a local welding shop. He crimps the ends and shrink wraps all the joints. I just rebuild the battery trays and installed new batteries in a EZ-Slo a few weeks back, the cables were shot in the cart so I upgraded as well.... and it made a huge difference. Many don't understand the power loss from junk cables (because you cant physically see the loss due to resistance) but put new #4 welding cable on your cart and let me know what you experience.
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08-17-2015, 06:36 AM | #3 |
Old Sky Soldier
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Re: Green/White Motor cables look bigger than 6 gauge?
A lot of auto parts stores sell welding cable as well.
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08-17-2015, 07:47 AM | #4 | |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Green/White Motor cables look bigger than 6 gauge?
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It is just weird that they are listed as 6 gauge in the parts manual but definitely look and feel like 4 gauge. Thats why I was wondering. Once I split them open to check, I have to replace them anyway. |
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08-17-2015, 07:54 AM | #5 | |
Gone Wild
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08-17-2015, 08:59 AM | #6 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Green/White Motor cables look bigger than 6 gauge?
Thank you! And I just confirmed it. I took off the white cable (easiest one to replace) and cut it in half. The jacket is just thicker - 6 gauge resides below!
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