Battery cables on AC 170 gas?
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Topic: Battery cables on AC 170 gas?
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Subject: Battery cables on AC 170 gas?
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2022 at 10:22pm
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Does anyone make a battery cable that is worth anything? Can't buy anything these days worth a crap.What is up with the cable ends anymore? Who makes good ones these days? Bad enough the trouble it is to put a battery in one of them. Tracy ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
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Posted By: Ron(AB)
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2022 at 11:50pm
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Are going to solder or crimp? ------------- 405, 7000, 7050, 8050, 8070, L3, 2300 & 2600 disk |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2022 at 6:08am
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If you want quality electrical parts of any kind, go to Brillman. https://brillman.com/" rel="nofollow - https://brillman.com/ Udated address
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Posted By: Gary
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2022 at 7:26am
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https works better ! https://brillman.com/" rel="nofollow - https://brillman.com/ |
Posted By: KJCHRIS
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2022 at 9:35am
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I buy cable and ends in bulk and make my own. Have since the early 70's. Most gas engines get #1 gauge cable and Diesel engines get #00 cable. I solder ends on and heat shrink them. I buy cable in both RED and BLACK, but as cost per foot has really jumped likely to just buy Black next time. #00 is about $5.50/ foot wholesale now. ------------- AC 200, CAH, AC185D bareback, AC 180D bareback, D17 III, WF. D17 Blackbar grill, NF. D15 SFW. Case 1175 CAH, Bobcat 543B, |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2022 at 12:52pm
Wire diameter for different "gauge" size.. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2022 at 4:59pm
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Ron, crimp and solder. Heat shrink the ends that matter. Thanks, Tracy ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2022 at 8:05am
| I get mine at the local JD shop they make them up from quality cable and ends use a hydraulic crimper I've never in 20 years had one go bad or lose connection. |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2022 at 8:45pm
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I use 00 and get quality crimp ends. I have a crimp tool that does multiple sizes so I can do small wiring on up to the bigger stuff. Has worked well for me. Big difference using wielding cable. My 6V WD spins over much faster with the 00. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2022 at 9:02pm
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I make all kinds of different cables in the shop. Truck, Tractor, Race Car, Hotrod, whatever. Steve@B&B ------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2022 at 7:30am
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I like to use di-electric grease that is used with aluminum wire when making joints, terminating. ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |