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Braingears
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: St Petersburg, FL
Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320
Posts: 1450
| Battery Cables
Does anyone know what the size of the battery cables are? I'm adding an Anderson SB175 plug for high amperage jumps, and want to match up the appropriate cable sizes. |
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H1LM002G55
Expert
Date registered: Mar 2010
Location: S Florida / Geneva / Jeddah
Vehicle(s): 500 GE, G55, LM002, H1
Posts: 1796
| Re: Battery Cables
I believe it is the Euro equivalent to American 4AWG.
In Europe, they cable size via circumference in mm^2.
CEA Auto Electric can make you beautiful cables with all the best components.
https://ceautoelectricsupply.com/
Edit: I bought all of the tooling to make my own cables but it is better to outsource to this gentleman in my opinion and far less headache. Heavy gauge hydraulic crimping tool + dies = $$$ to do it right. Same with the cutters and connections. He has silver tinned marine rated OFC cable that he uses with very high strand counts so it is flexible.
Edited by H1LM002G55 8/30/2020 12:09 AM
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gbenzer
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Dec 2006
Location: Georgia
Vehicle(s): 2007 G-500, 2017 Audi Q7
Posts: 418
| Re: Battery Cables
Use the largest cable that fits the Anderson cable fitting for that connector. I installed the same connector in my engine compartment primarily to power my removable winch. I also made 20+ foot cables with Anderson connector on one end and jumper clamps on the other.
The best for me was to go to my battery store and have the connectors professionally installed on cables I made. Use high quality flexible cables. |
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Braingears
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: St Petersburg, FL
Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320
Posts: 1450
| RE: Battery Cables
I built a Super Capacitor jumper box with Anderson SB175 (Black Keyless) connected with 1/0 marine cables. For the geeks out there, it's made from 6x 3500F @ 2.7V Super Capacitors giving me combined 583F @ 16.2V. It can start a large Caterpillar diesel engine without any other batteries attached. |
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fernweh
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany
Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa
| RE: Battery Cables
I just did complete a dual battery set up in my 2004 G500
and used a nice Swiss made dual battery controller wit remote display.
All the battery cables I used, were Marine #2 AWG
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