Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by NorMich99SE:
I'll be using 1/0 guage welding cable when I do mine. Welding cable has more strands of wire for the current to travel than does automotive battery cable, so it has less resistance. PLus a friend of mine can get me almost any amount for pretty cheap.
From bnoon:
The reason welder's cable shouldn't used for battery relocations is corrosion resistance. The higher the amount of strands used, the more amperage can be passed, but the worse it corrodes. That's good for stereo amplifier installations, but bad for battery relocations. The lower strand, higher gauge battery cable should be used for batteries because of better resistance to corosion. It takes longer for the larger strands to break down because it has less surface area to corrode.
if you were running an optima battery, something completely sealed, or the dyna-batt (is that dry cell?) would you have to worry about the corrosion still? just curious...
--Chris--
1999 Silver Frost SVT
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