<div dir="ltr">Yep, my BJ8 still has the original cable, it's fine. Just need to make sure the battery clamp is kept clean every couple of years. the downside is the boot over the solenoid terminal is rock hard now..... hard to remove!<div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Alan</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 7:30 PM m.g.sharp--- via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-CA" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="gmail-m_-6947003116312816470WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Ray, for what it is worth, my 1959 BT7 still has the original battery cable and I have never had an issue with it other than I replaced the battery clamp about 10 years ago. Sometimes I think we try to fix problems that don’t exist. Relative cost is the only factor that I can see is really relevant, and I have no idea how the costs compare.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ray Juncal via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> April 19, 2022 11:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> List Healey <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Battery cable<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">I am about to make up a long battery cable ( rear battery to solenoid ). It's a long run and I only want to do this once in the best way possible. I appeal to the wisdom of the list for tips and suggestions. I have heard that heavier gauge welding cable is the trick..what about end connectors clamp or solder on? I'm not worried about a factory original look.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><img width="279" height="180" style="width: 2.9062in; height: 1.875in;" id="gmail-m_-6947003116312816470Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:180470f9b4a4ce8e91" alt="Inline image"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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