Battery Cable Length

[Grant]

Im being lazy, and CBA to get a bit of sting and work it out. Do any of you lovely lot know how long a cable would need to be to go from alternator to the boot, via the underside of the vehicle?

Much love.

[samass]

1.75 meters

[Grant]

I want the length of the cable, not the length of your arse crack hair sam...

[samass]

Oh. My bad, misread your post :/

[Grant]

Easily done dude. I havent measured mine as of late. Im hopefully poking the 2m mark by now.

[Niall]

From the alternator?

[Grant]

Yeah, why?

[Niall]

What about all the other electrics?

[Grant]

I don't need to know those measurements, just that from the bay to boot. Rest I can just buy by the meter for.

[Niall]

Why not just run the cable straight from the current positive battery clamp (with a proper connector of course). much easier, cheaper and you wont be trying to cram so many cables on the alternator connector which is already pretty tight

[Grant]

Bit pikey no?

I'll end up like samass and all that jazz...

[Niall]

Not at all. Sams is only pikey because he has just used a nut and bolt and two BFO washers. You can buy proper clamps to do the job. That will be much better than doing it to the alternator and your also keeping cable length down which you want to do as much as possible.

[Grant]

Fair. Ill get the metal zip ties out then lol

[Niall]

Nah f*ck that. Blow torch and a bit of old plastic. Job jobbed.

[Grant]

Lets not get too carried away. If we start doing things too properly we could end up as professionals!

[samass]

Mines fine so long as the protection stays on....

[Grant]

If I had a pound...

[samass]

You'd still be skint because you never make it that far anyway?

[Just Sean]

Grant, I've got a relocated battery. Can buy the cables of me if you want...

Mine run under the car

[Grant]

PM me figures sean. Terry Tibbs, talk to me!

And sam, stop mocking me!

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[Piggy]

fyi I got 5m's from a new company on ebay, well above amps needed, was like a tenner posted!

[Grant]

fyi I got 5m's from a new company on ebay, well above amps needed, was like a tenner posted!

Interesting to know. You got a link? Cant see to find anything in that length for under £25

[Piggy]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vie...1128586062

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with these: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vie...0860455215

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and earth: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vie...0845447583

plus few copper ends, blowtorch and solder and kazam, a battery relocation kit

[Grant]

Nice one cheers dude!

[Piggy]

pleasure

[samass]

Only 16mm? Pretty sure you want more like 25mm dude

[Jonny81191]

16mm2 is a bit small, no?

I've used 23mm2 on mine both ways.

4.6 metres BTW, goes through the car.

[Grant]

Only just noticed that. The gear im looking at is 32 lol

[Jonny81191]

Might be a bit OTT

[Grant]

But bigger is better right?!