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10-27-2021, 05:30 AM | #1 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2010
Location: OHIO
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Club car cables
Have a 87 club car ds electric and the forward/reverse switch cough fire and melted it and the cables my question is can I make my own cables ? If so what kind of wire do u guys recommend…would like to try to buy at a local store if possible
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10-27-2021, 06:25 AM | #2 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2020
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Re: Club car cables
From all I have read here the cables you need are not regular automotive style cables that you can get at any store. There are many more strands in the cables in a golf cart. In addition, the crimping process is not possible with home style tools.
Basically I think you may be better off getting pre-made cables from good supplier. |
10-27-2021, 07:12 AM | #3 |
Cave Dweller
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Re: Club car cables
making your own cables is pretty simple . You need to get welding cable (I would get 4 ga instead of the stock 6 ga). I soldered mine on instead of crimping them.
if you are going to do all the cables (which you should) it will take about 29 feet to do a series DS. |
10-27-2021, 07:40 AM | #4 |
Gone Wild
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Location: OHIO
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Re: Club car cables
Thanks Swan, I’ll check around for welding cable
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10-27-2021, 10:31 AM | #5 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Kingsland, Georgia
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Re: Club car cables
I got #4 welding cable, copper crimp terminals, shrink sleeving, a good quality crimping tool and a cable cutter all for less than $100.00 on Amazon. These well made tools will last forever.
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10-27-2021, 11:04 AM | #6 |
Gone Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chesterfield, Va
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Re: Club car cables
Then labor/time involved to make them, Check with ScottyB and price his set premade out of the box....
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10-27-2021, 05:59 PM | #7 | |
Gone Wild
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Location: Kingsland, Georgia
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Re: Club car cables
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See, I was thinking ahead 5 years ago! Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! |
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10-27-2021, 10:36 AM | #8 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Club car cables
OOPs!
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10-27-2021, 11:10 AM | #9 |
Nincompoop village idiot
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Michigan
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Re: Club car cables
You can get a 25 foot spool of 4awg cable at tractor supply. They do have terminals too but they’re quite expensive, the terminals are better to order from online if possible.
I’d also recommend a hydraulic crimper tool. You can get one at northern tool or harbor freight, they’re not too expensive. But necessary. Weak crimps will render new cables worthless. You can solder them also, but I personally prefer crimped connections. Soldering kills flexibility at the joint. Also, strand count in the wire means nothing for conductivity. High strand count makes for a more flexible wire, which are easier to work with. But Diameter of the wire conductor is where it’s important. Stay away from “budget” car audio amplifier wiring kits. Most of the 4awg kits I’ve seen are more accurately closer to an actual 8awg cable set. You also want to pay attention to the wire insulation material itself. This is more the reason welding cables are preferred, it’s a tougher more chaff resistant material than some of the car audio stuff. Starter cable is great also. They’re made for being in a hot, greasy, oily engine compartment. They’ll hold up fine in a golf cart. Cheap car audio cable for example has a very soft insulation, and meant to run inside vehicles under the carpet. High end car audio cable is good, but very expensive due to the very high strand count (the more flexible it is, the easier it is to route through right corners and stuff in a vehicle). |
10-27-2021, 01:15 PM | #10 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2010
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Re: Club car cables
I had ordered this ? It’s 2awg just because next summer I’m thinking in doing a upgrade so I can make a nice hunting buggy
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B011Z...b_b_prod_image Will be here tomorrow and I’ll be getting hydraulic crimps at harbor freight |
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