Warren G
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nice thick cable and thick outer sleaving
strandard is about 10mm?
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red_top_corsa
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when i put my batt in the boot i didnt use amp cable as this is no good or so im told as the core wire isnt thick enough so i went and bought some proper batt cable done seem realy thick but is the proper stuff but is £8.50 a metre
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john_c20xe
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how many meters did you use?
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john_c20xe
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i can only find shity amp cable
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red_top_corsa
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got 5 metres mate so i could run it all round the car. a decent halfords should do it per metre i.e a ripspeed one
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by john_c20xe
how many meters did you use?
usually get loads of cable in good gauge from auto electric places. lsuk is where i got mine from.
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john_c20xe
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what guage did you use? i went out last weekend to look for some cable and all i managed to find was that flexible amp cable you get, the red crap.
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Nic Barnes
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0 gauge. like the other fella, i got about 5m of it. was years ago so cant remember how much it cost.
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john_c20xe
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ok cheers dude i will try find some from somewhere, dont think my town does it lol
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Nic Barnes
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do places like unipart etc or local motorfactors not stock wire?
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john_c20xe
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havn't checked motor factors yet, we got partco and places like that but most people that work there are so dumb i can never get the right car part i need so i tend to not use them
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Rybo
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quote:
Originally posted by donvaux
quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
christ why are people using fuses and massive wiring, if the battery is in the boot, you are simply moving it, it won't draw any more current so no need for mega thick wires or fuses.
totally wrong mate, the longer cable means there is a higher resistance for the current to flow therefore a larger cable is required. also there is a posibility of voltage drop which also means a bigger cable is required
[Edited on 07-02-2009 by donvaux]
very correct there donvaux with the resistance,voltdrop is unlikely on a corsa,i would just get something tri rated (its very flexible) and thats either 0 gauge or 4 the bmw sounds a good plan to keep in budget too 
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donvaux
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try here for battery cable mate
http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/
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john_c20xe
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thats agood site cheers, what amp cable will i need?
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3i_gaz
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go and get the longest and thickest set of jump leads you can find and use them.
jsut cut the big crocodile style clamps off the end.
can get a mega set from machine mart for about 20 quid and have plenty left. that will be more than adequate
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john_c20xe
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ah yeh good idea! didnt think of that haha cheers dude
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aaronc190
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quote:
Originally posted by 3i_gaz
go and get the longest and thickest set of jump leads you can find and use them.
thats wat i was just gona say 
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