big 3 problems

[walkychalky 10+ year member]

i am trying to upgrade the big 3 but i ran into a problem along the way.....the 1/0 ring terminal wont fit in to the black boot on the alterator for the alt to batt connection.....what do i do?....do they make other 1/0 ring termianls with smaller rings?

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[mikescanlon 10+ year member]

get a drill and a block of wood and drill that shit out.

or sandpaper if you like to be tedious.

you can do it.

 

[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

dremel tool is your friend dude, just needs some tweaking.

 

[walkychalky 10+ year member]

so jus shave down the ring terminal until it fits??

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

yeah

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

um, take the fuc king boot off?

 

[cpierce 5,000+ posts]

Use 12 gauge and call it a day

 

[walkychalky 10+ year member]

um, take the fuc king boot off?

can i do that?.....isnt it there for a reason?

and i dont know what to use to sand down the terminal...i dont have a dremel.....and this is pretty thick metal...for a 220 amp alt would it be ennough to use 4 guage wire and still get the full potential from my orion 2500d?.....or do i need the 1/0?

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

yes...its just there to obstruct anything conductive from touching it and arching out...just be sure to cover all the metal w/ something..

 

[mikescanlon 10+ year member]

dont cover that shit, fire is an awesome effect to close a carshow with.

 

[walkychalky 10+ year member]

what metal?....the metal on the alt?....or the metal on the ring terminal?

 

[walkychalky 10+ year member]

hello??....help...anyone??

 

[mikescanlon 10+ year member]

the metal on the alternator, and the ring terminal since they will carry the same current when you're done

or dont cover it, nothing goes down there that could arc, i didn't cover mine, i've torn all my boots off, those things are ugly and dont matter.

make sure you fuse the + part of the big three with something the same amperage of the alternator.

 

[walkychalky 10+ year member]

make sure you fuse the + part of the big three with something the same amperage of the alternator.

please clarify that part....i was just putting a wire from the positive terminal on the alt to the same terminal its goin to now on the batt

 

[mikescanlon 10+ year member]

yep, and it's going to be carring current.

lets say your alternator is ****ed up all of a sudden and starts putting out 500 amps.. you could fry your battery.. maybe more and blow all your fuses or just put a fuse inline there the amperage of the alternator.. so if something goes wrong, you're okay, adn you're car is okay.. better safe than sorry for the 12 bucks it costs.