CWLONGSHOT Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 4 gauge wire? Yep! This is just the charging wire from the alternator to the battery. Its about the dia of your Lil finger. Where as the stock #8 is less than a 1/4". The stockers amperage runs 60/80/90 amps, mine is 200 amps, so it would use that Lil #8 like a fuse and melt it. :eek: My battery cables are made from hospital "X RAY" wires. This wire is full of very fine wires, many, many more than regular battery cables. Its roughly 2/0 size or bigger than your thumb. I used "marine" style battery lugs. This allowed me to crimp/solder on cable ends not bulkier, harder to use battery lugs. Shrink tubing sealed up all connections. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STERLING STINGER Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 nice...I'm gonna see if i can find some wire somewhere....hey do welding leads work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 nice...I'm gonna see if i can find some wire somewhere....hey do welding leads work? Welding leads are usually of the same hi quality as the fine stranded cable I used. Just look at it in comparison and remember, DC electric (like a car has) is like a water pipe, larger pipe flows better, and since there is no "pressure" in electric using larger never hurts. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STERLING STINGER Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 ya i put the 4 gague on today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manimal Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 sorry to bring back an old post, but isn't that just a CS130 alt.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89mjpioneer Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 CWLONGSHOT where did you get the wire needed to make the cables? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepdoggydogB Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 sorry to bring back an old post, but isn't that just a CS130 alt.?It looks similar, I got mine from this outfit, for an HO but a 130 none the less. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... gory=33573 I got my wiring here 4 AWG http://www.kelleyswip.com/price.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 CS LONGSHOT where did you get the wire needed to make the cables? I got mine as salvage from a job. It was X Ray cable, very similar to welding cable. it was finely stranded and heavy gauge. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Alright gonna ask the cheapy question here... What is the maximum amount your alternator can safely put out on the factory 8ga. wire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Alright gonna ask the cheapy question here... What is the maximum amount your alternator can safely put out on the factory 8ga. wire? About 70 amps... But as I have said, think of your wire like a water pipe, the bigger it is the easier the flow... Here is a good guide for ya: http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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