Battery Cable Opinion Request

[hitmanharleyk]

Guys,
I'm new here, but glad I found you !

I'd like to have your opinion on the red cables in below pictures. I'm thinking of trying to sell these on Ebay and I'd like to know your thoughts of them prior to putting them out there. They are double insulated 4 ga. cable with HD 100% pure copper lugs. I put it next to a stock 6 ga cable in the first pic.

Thanks in advance.

 

[HotRodCarts]

Welcome to the forum...

They look like nice cables. What's the strand count?

 

[hitmanharleyk]

399 to 420, depends on which company I decide to go with.

Here's the components I'm using. I'm thinking of going with a clear heat shrink instead of black to allow any corrosion to be seen if and when it happens to get inside.

 

[hitmanharleyk]

Here's one I made today using the clear heat shrink, the other end I just cut off the outer insulation to show the inner.

 

[HotRodCarts]

I'd go with the highest strand count. Another thing I'd suggest is using tinned lugs and try to find some that have a little more meat around the stud hole, like the one in the picture you posted only tinned. I like the clear shrink wrap idea...

 

[hitmanharleyk]

I also have these that I could use, which do you think would be best ?

 

[OlBoy]

I like the tinned ones but that flare might not work to good with shrink wrap

 

[txNick]

I like the looks of what you are doing. I will post some pics of what I used as soon as I can to see if it might give you a few ideas. Just a sugestion/ tip I use a heat shrink made for Kimball Midwest that has liquid already in it to pevent corrosion even more. I will see what the cost is from the office in the morning.

 

[hitmanharleyk]

The Heat Shrink I'm using also has the inner layer that melts to seal the connection and gives it a higher tensile strength.

I'm using Lawson Products, Kimball Midwest is some of their main competition and I'm guessing the products are very similar.