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<blockquote data-quote="kicker" data-source="post: 125703" data-attributes="member: 541718"><p>"I'm building a street rod and was told that a hot trick is to use welding cable to make my battery cables. Is this a good idea?</p><p></p><p>No. Many custom car builders are tempted to use welding cable for two reasons: it's more flexible and easier to route inside en engine bay, especially when the battery is mounted in the trunk and many bends are required. Also, some people believe that welding cable offers higher-performance in terms of current flow. Actually, just the opposite is true. Welding cable is made from a great number of fine wire strands, while dedicated battery cable features fewer but thicker wire strands. Battery cable will outperform welding cable in terms of current flow. The other reason to stay away from welding cable is that it isn't designed for automotive use, and does not offer the correct type of insulation. The cable may get hotter, leading to problems with hot-starts (where the engine is difficult to start after having been run and shut off). In short, don't use welding cable. Use only dedicated battery cable that was designed for this purpose. Always use at least 4-gauge cable. If you're making a longer run (if the battery is in the trunk, for example), you may need to upgrade to a heavier gauge in order to avoid an overheated cable and the hit-start problem we mentioned. "</p><p></p><p>this is off the (2guys garage)web site i dont because its kindaonthe same bases. idontknow if it has any thing to do with amps but it might? o and sorry for it being so long</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kicker, post: 125703, member: 541718"] "I'm building a street rod and was told that a hot trick is to use welding cable to make my battery cables. Is this a good idea? No. Many custom car builders are tempted to use welding cable for two reasons: it's more flexible and easier to route inside en engine bay, especially when the battery is mounted in the trunk and many bends are required. Also, some people believe that welding cable offers higher-performance in terms of current flow. Actually, just the opposite is true. Welding cable is made from a great number of fine wire strands, while dedicated battery cable features fewer but thicker wire strands. Battery cable will outperform welding cable in terms of current flow. The other reason to stay away from welding cable is that it isn't designed for automotive use, and does not offer the correct type of insulation. The cable may get hotter, leading to problems with hot-starts (where the engine is difficult to start after having been run and shut off). In short, don't use welding cable. Use only dedicated battery cable that was designed for this purpose. Always use at least 4-gauge cable. If you're making a longer run (if the battery is in the trunk, for example), you may need to upgrade to a heavier gauge in order to avoid an overheated cable and the hit-start problem we mentioned. " this is off the (2guys garage)web site i dont because its kindaonthe same bases. idontknow if it has any thing to do with amps but it might? o and sorry for it being so long [/QUOTE]
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