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98 S70 voltage drop? Topic is solved

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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BEJinFbk
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Re: 98 S70 voltage drop?

Post by BEJinFbk »

Another option for a fresh cable is
having one of the online shops build
one to length for you. The good places
provide high quality cable, connectors and
use a solid, professional crimping machine.

You can usually get these with a good, goop
filled shrink tubing over the connections, too.

A couple extra bucks, but a time saver and
cheap insurance for your charging system.
'98 V70 R - Well Equipped for Life Up North... ;)

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Post by shegarty »

I used some marine grade 2awg that I had from another project. I prefer to use soldered lugs instead of crimps. The solder provides some added corrosion prevention insurance. Most corrosion at the terminals is a result of the corrosive gasses produced through charging. Having the solder coat the wire provides an additional layer of corrosion prevention.
98 S70 T5 SE 298k km (daily)
87 740T sedan (current project)
previous - 90 745T; 94 855 T5

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