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Title: Where to get battery cable for relocation
Post by: allstaruk on July 29, 2007, 02:18:11 PM
Hi guys,

Just wondering where they best place to get some 0 awg battery cable from is so I can move my battery to the back of the car?

Thanks in advance.

Alan
Title: Where to get battery cable for relocation
Post by: chrisJDM on July 29, 2007, 02:21:00 PM
i got a amp wiring kit which cost bout 70 quid but also got loads of other bits in the kit like a really good battery terminal with holes for other wires.
Title: Where to get battery cable for relocation
Post by: chrisJDM on July 29, 2007, 02:23:01 PM
heres one :D the same as i got

http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-autoleads-pc4-28_p-22587.htm
Title: Where to get battery cable for relocation
Post by: allstaruk on July 29, 2007, 02:40:09 PM
Not bad but a little more that I want to spend, really want red and black cable too.

A
Title: Where to get battery cable for relocation
Post by: Spartacus on July 29, 2007, 02:45:13 PM
Have a look here, nice and flexible too,
http://www.shop.pcscables.co.uk/products.asp?SubCategory=10
Title: Where to get battery cable for relocation
Post by: allstaruk on July 29, 2007, 04:06:11 PM
Thats what I\'m talking about, thanks mate, I assume the 25mm2 one should do the trick.

Alan
Title: Where to get battery cable for relocation
Post by: Spartacus on July 29, 2007, 04:52:59 PM
I thought 0AWG was around 50mm Sq?
Title: Where to get battery cable for relocation
Post by: allstaruk on July 29, 2007, 04:59:57 PM
I dunno thats why I\'m asking, could i get away with 25mm sq its gonna make a huge difference cost wise.

Alan
Title: Where to get battery cable for relocation
Post by: Spartacus on July 29, 2007, 05:11:45 PM
Don\'t think so, maybe just the 35mm one; the length of the run makes a big difference. Maybe some one who has been there done that will chime in, if it was me I\'d go for the 50mm and have done with it. Look on the bright side you only need a couple of foot for the earth.
Just looked it up, 0 awg is 50-53mm sq
Title: Where to get battery cable for relocation
Post by: David Nock (RIP) on July 29, 2007, 05:17:45 PM
Don\'t go too small to save money. Volt Drop will be critical if you go to a boot position and of course with V=IR2 (ohms law) the volt drop shoots up with a lower cable size. Remember its 100\'s of amps you need for a few seconds at the starter.
Title: Where to get battery cable for relocation
Post by: allstaruk on July 29, 2007, 09:28:16 PM
ok cool, doesn\'t make it any cheeper than any of the usual places, cheers guys
Title: Where to get battery cable for relocation
Post by: Spartacus on July 29, 2007, 09:51:33 PM
How about here?
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/cable/batterycable.php

I would say welding cable would be better as it\'s much more flexible and when your trying to bend it around from the back to the front it will be much easier.
Title: Where to get battery cable for relocation
Post by: jamie_supra on July 29, 2007, 10:15:31 PM
speak to RMD audio. sounds mad but the audio guys have been re - locating batteries way longer than the tuners.