Thought I might put this here for others to learn that haven't ever built battery cables since I remembered to take pics. I was taught by the guys at the truck dealership I worked at right out of tech school and have built tons of cables for semis over the years. Others might have there own or better ways. Obviously this bigger cable costs more but I had some leftover at work.
View attachment 238772 the crimper I likeView attachment 238773 heavy duty adhesive lined heat shrinkView attachment 238774 I always crimp then heat up with propane torch and fill the cable end with about a foot of rosin core solderView attachment 238775factory size one compared to 2/0 new one View attachment 238776tools needed, nothing too spendy View attachment 238777 View attachment 238778 hopefully this will fit the starter fine. I bent a straight lug the inserted cable and bent and trimmed the end to get it right before adding solder. Once you solder it will wick up the cable enough that you can't really bend it too easily at the lug later on. View attachment 238779 View attachment 238780 Battery end, same thing crimp and fill with solder. View attachment 238781 View attachment 238782 stripped back about an inch or soView attachment 238783 View attachment 238784 View attachment 238785 I like red on the positive and black on the negative cables. View attachment 238786 View attachment 238787 View attachment 238788 old and new. I put loom on my positive cables and tape every 12" . If the negative can rub I'll do the same with it. On this truck it just runs straight over to the alt bracket. View attachment 238789 cable cutters I like. I think they are Kline but they sell therm many places. Work good up to 4/0 which is a little tough but rarerly used.
Thanks
View attachment 238772 the crimper I likeView attachment 238773 heavy duty adhesive lined heat shrinkView attachment 238774 I always crimp then heat up with propane torch and fill the cable end with about a foot of rosin core solderView attachment 238775factory size one compared to 2/0 new one View attachment 238776tools needed, nothing too spendy View attachment 238777 View attachment 238778 hopefully this will fit the starter fine. I bent a straight lug the inserted cable and bent and trimmed the end to get it right before adding solder. Once you solder it will wick up the cable enough that you can't really bend it too easily at the lug later on. View attachment 238779 View attachment 238780 Battery end, same thing crimp and fill with solder. View attachment 238781 View attachment 238782 stripped back about an inch or soView attachment 238783 View attachment 238784 View attachment 238785 I like red on the positive and black on the negative cables. View attachment 238786 View attachment 238787 View attachment 238788 old and new. I put loom on my positive cables and tape every 12" . If the negative can rub I'll do the same with it. On this truck it just runs straight over to the alt bracket. View attachment 238789 cable cutters I like. I think they are Kline but they sell therm many places. Work good up to 4/0 which is a little tough but rarerly used.
Thanks
