Building Your Own Battery Cables

Making your own battery cables.

Building your own battery cables.

A full 360 degree crimp makes a truly cold. Use our custom cable builder to design and build your own cables. You will need 1 or more sealed deep cycle batteries 1 dc to ac power inverter 1 smart charger maintainer inverter cables and battery link cables if using more. An ftz made crimp exceeds us mil specs.

Order battery cable for your vehicle and pick it up in store make your purchase find a store near you and get directions. Check here for special coupons and promotions. Pick your crimp tool. In testing we ve conducted here at compass marine inc.

Your order may be eligible for ship to home and shipping is free on all online orders of 35 00. Pick up the appropriate cable for your machine in the gauge size determined above. For more information on the components of our custom cables visit the following pages battery cable battery terminals boots and adapters cable covering and dressing high temperature wire covering heat shrink tubing eyelets and eyelet boots lugs rings for large gauge cable. Wires can be soldered and we ve done that before.

Therefore we build them thicker and heavier than the cheap stuff used by the factory or local parts store cables. The manufacturer of the ends recommends crimping as the best way to attach ends. How to make crimped soldered and waterproofed battery terminal connections without expensive equipment as demonstrated by heavy duty mechanic. If done right with good equipment the crimp is so tight that there is no air gaps and no room for the solder.

Often this is best done by creating battery cables to the length you require. Non adjustable terminals or universal terminals should only be used as a temporary fix. Watch this video to see how to build your own custom battery cables using quality parts. There are countless types and styles of terminals i use copper ring.

You can purchase them from custom suppliers or can build your own. We can also make small battery cables to match factory stock on request for customers who want accurate restorations. Note the size difference between the parts store cable and the 2 0 gauge custom battery cables cable. I own both the ancor hammer crimper and the ftz 94284 as well as many others.

If your cables don t match the battery you can also get cable clamp adjusters which tighten around any cable to ensure it fits well. By building your own battery backup system you can size it to your desired needs.