Question about wire upgrade

[Foscho88]

When upgrading wires, what’s the explanation in price difference between ordering a set like this

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F291682113841

Or ordering a $250+ set?

Or even buying 15 feet of 2g AWG on Amazon for $35 bucks and making your own?

Looking to upgrade my wires but just trying to figure out why battery cables would be $250 dollars or more?




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[NoleFan4Ever]

Because that is a "partial" cable set. That kit only gets you the batteries and to the solenoid and to the OBC (And have fun getting the lug on the Neg thru the OBC - Not going to happen). You still need the solenoid to the controller, the controller and motor cables, and if it is a series cart, all the cables from the FNR switch!! A lot more then 15' will ever give you....

[Oge]

I just installed a 13 piece 2ga from amazon 109$. Huge upgrade from the trash I had on there. Maybe the high $ kits are fully tinned wire? I think to DIY it’s around 28ft of wire + Heavy duty crimper/cutters + connectors + shrink wrap. I wanted to make mine, but no time right now.

[Capt. Lenny]

When buying cable to make your own you want to use welding cable due to it’s high current carrying capacity and flexibility. Welding cable has a lot of strands of small gauge wire which makes it very flexible. Things that add cost to cables is a fancy braided jacket or the use of tinned copper. Tinned copper is generally used in areas of high corrosion probability like marine. Okay for a golf cart but not really necessary.