Cable Installation Results?

[scottyb]

NO ... do not substitute 12v battery cables for 36 or 48v cable. They are very different. Some sponsors sell pre-made cables and some custom make cable sets.

[ackjay]

Originally Posted by scottyb

NO ... do not substitute 12v battery cables for 36 or 48v cable. They are very different. Some sponsors sell pre-made cables and some custom make cable sets.

Understood scottyb!

Thanks again

[gornoman]

You want high strand-count welding cable.

[easydoesit]

Looks tempting, don't do it. Not high strand and pvc insulation instead of flexible rubber. Not very flexible.

[Fishman7]

i just picked up 12 feet of stinger fine strand copper 1/0 wire
free from a buddies stereo shop
ill be using that for the new cart as soon as i pick it up this week
i dont think the 1/0 will ever get warm much less hot

[easydoesit]

hopefully its flexible enough to hook up to stock controller. But if you manage, will do the job..

[scottyb]

Originally Posted by Fishman7

i just picked up 12 feet of stinger fine strand copper 1/0 wire
free from a buddies stereo shop
ill be using that for the new cart as soon as i pick it up this week
i dont think the 1/0 will ever get warm much less hot

The jacket on stereo cable is not as suited as the 'fuel and acid resistant' jacket on welding cable. I have seen that stereo stuff turn rotten in less than a year.

A battery bay is a very harsh environment.

[Fishman7]

Holy crap
i had better tell the 2 runs of 1/0 that run in my super duty's engine bay and under the truck for over 4 years that it wont last
you may have experience with cheap swap shop cables but the higher end cables id have to disagree
i guess ill have to do my own home tests expose the jacket to straight acid
welders cable is designed to be drug around coiled and bent several times but not to installed in a engine bay so id have to think that its equally or possibly less suited for this application i dont have much exposure to welders cable

ill let you know in a week how the jacket holds up to both battery acid and just for the hell of it muratic acid ( i have some for my pool)

[gornoman]

Every few months someone comes along and wants to use MonsterCable for their sparky cart. We tell them it's not suited to the application, that it will NOT resist the constant battery gassing, and they use it anyway. Good luck with your cart down the road....

[scottyb]

Originally Posted by Fishman7

Holy crap
i had better tell the 2 runs of 1/0 that run in my super duty's engine bay and under the truck for over 4 years that it wont last
you may have experience with cheap swap shop cables but the higher end cables id have to disagree
i guess ill have to do my own home tests expose the jacket to straight acid
welders cable is designed to be drug around coiled and bent several times but not to installed in a engine bay so id have to think that its equally or possibly less suited for this application i dont have much exposure to welders cable

ill let you know in a week how the jacket holds up to both battery acid and just for the hell of it muratic acid ( i have some for my pool)

Your pick up truck and your DC cart have very little in common...