Negative battery cable repair or replacement

[MrAl]

Thats interesting just one thing. That post connector with the blue wires looks like the wrong one for that terminal because it is closed so much. Cant argue if it works though

[BEJinFbk]

back in 8/2019 I decided to replace all my battery cables and I went the route of making my own.


I didn't look on amazon for fancy batter cable terminals (wish I did) but ended up going with this set up.

battery.png

This set up has been working fine for over 3 years now but probably < 10K miles as I drive so little theses days.

I sourced the red wire and lugs from West Marine. I ordered the blue wire online for the extra 5 hp/ft the Polestar blue color gives me.

it would have been cheaper to just buy pre-made cables but I enjoyed the project. We'll see how long this lasts me.
Note I did install a proper cover over the + terminal as part of the project.

Th wing nuts seem to be holding fine but I think I should swap those out for proper nuts.
One nice aspect of this type of terminal block is I can disconnect the negative side without removing terminal form the post. That remains tight and I just have to remove the wires and then tuck them behind battery.

-A

Looks Nice. And as far as the wing vs hex nut,
the studs will never know the difference.
As a wise man once said, if it ain’t broke...

[amblerman]

Thats interesting just one thing. That post connector with the blue wires looks like the wrong one for that terminal because it is closed so much. Cant argue if it works though

yes I noticed that when I posted the picture the other day. Truth be told I never noticed that while under the hood.

it absolutely is making good contact and since I am not taking the terminal off, I never have to deal with trying to wedge it back open.

I never even gate the size of the terminal a thought until after reading your comment.

[amblerman]

back in 8/2019 I decided to replace all my battery cables and I went the route of making my own.


I didn't look on amazon for fancy batter cable terminals (wish I did) but ended up going with this set up.

battery.png

This set up has been working fine for over 3 years now but probably < 10K miles as I drive so little theses days.

I sourced the red wire and lugs from West Marine. I ordered the blue wire online for the extra 5 hp/ft the Polestar blue color gives me.

it would have been cheaper to just buy pre-made cables but I enjoyed the project. We'll see how long this lasts me.
Note I did install a proper cover over the + terminal as part of the project.

Th wing nuts seem to be holding fine but I think I should swap those out for proper nuts.
One nice aspect of this type of terminal block is I can disconnect the negative side without removing terminal form the post. That remains tight and I just have to remove the wires and then tuck them behind battery.

-A

Looks Nice. And as far as the wing vs hex nut,
the studs will never know the difference.
As a wise man once said, if it ain’t broke...

my only thought on this is I could get it tighter with a wrench vs just my fingers on the wing nut. BUt it seems to be holding fine.

[abscate]

If you can’t twist the lead on lead terminal with wrist pressure they are in good contact. Any tightening after that just squeezes the lead around more. It’s fine, just leave it.

[MrAl]

Thats interesting just one thing. That post connector with the blue wires looks like the wrong one for that terminal because it is closed so much. Cant argue if it works though

yes I noticed that when I posted the picture the other day. Truth be told I never noticed that while under the hood.

it absolutely is making good contact and since I am not taking the terminal off, I never have to deal with trying to wedge it back open.

I never even gate the size of the terminal a thought until after reading your comment.

Yes i think one terminal is slightly smaller diameter than the other maybe? i havent checked for this in a long time.
Dont use a metal ruler