[Healeys] Battery cable

[i erbs]

I made my own cable 15 years ago and soldered the ends using a propane
torch. Used a brass helmet connector on the battery end. I used a lot of
Flux and  heated up both connectors filled with solder and pushed heated
cable ends. Has worked great until I noticed that a p clip wore through the
insulation!!!. Don't know how I did not short out my car?. I wrapped with
electrical tape. Bought 4 gauge cable off of ebay and need to solder on new
connectors.
Check under your cars

On Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 10:07 AM Harold Manifold via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> In my experience the weak spot for battery cables is not the type of cable
> but the connectors. Our Healey’s use 4 Ga stranded and there are two common
> options. PVC insulated and rubber insulated. Automotive wire is the PVC
> insulated version and made to an SAE Standard. I would ignore all of this
> and buy a good quality premade cable from a known supplier that has all of
> the proper tools and equipment to properly crimp the end connections.
>
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> Harold
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> *From: *Michael Salter via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Sent: *Wednesday, April 20, 2022 9:54 AM
> *To: *Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> *Cc: *healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] Battery cable
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> I know that originality was not a requirement insofar as Ray was concerned
> but I thought I would mention, for those interested, that Autosparks
> actually stock exact original specification battery cable
>
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> https://www.autosparks.co.uk/electrical-components/cables/170-amp-braided-battery-cable-black-37-0-90
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> M
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