Needing to buy set of high quality 6 Volt Battery Cables for Austin's 1952 F1 239. What supplier are you guys that still have the original 6 volt system using?
We need Battery to solenoid, solenoid to starter, positive ground, and additional ground straps to assure a properly grounded electrical system.

Dennis Carpenter no longer has the solenoid to starter cable. Macs does not either. I have been impressed with the items from Carpenter. I prefer to buy from one place with one freight bill.

 

I ended up making mine from #00 cable. Made a huge difference. If you want original, I don't know. Hope somebody that does can help you.

 

Jim just go to a truck shop, auto electric shop, etc they will have all the cable and good ends to make your cable as far as 6 or 12 volt the cable does not know what is going thru it. I use welding cable since it has finer strands of copper and is more flexible and they also have a couple different types of ends some solder on some crimp I like the solder and use shrink on any end. A good crimper will crimp to where the piece looks like one solid piece of copper. Good Luck

 

I agree with the others. Take some heavy cable solder the terminals and seal the ends with spray. I have had many batteries in the trunk and under cab on other projects and you need to get the voltage to the starter.

 

I got mine made at a local auto electric shop. He is the guy that rebuilt my starter, and generator. just make sure they know it is for 6 volt so they are thick enough, like said above, 00 gauge.

 

thanks guys, the local parts stores didn't have anything. I knew they had to be heavier duty for 6 volt.

 

Auto electric shops, truck shops/stops that do repairs, welding supply stores all can make up proper cables and ends. Welding shops don't always carry clamp-on battery terminal ends though. The nice part is they will be custom length and you won't have to fiddle with tucking and bending excess length. Crimped copper terminals are good everywhere but at the battery clamps unless you're using a battery with threaded posts. They will work just fine on threaded posts. Crimped on clamp type battery terminals (where the terminal is crimped onto the cable then you slide the terminal over the battery post and tighten a cross bolt) tend not to last as long as terminals soldered to the cables. Universal, emergency repair terminals that clamp on the the cables by means of a small strap and two bolts are the weakest connections and rarely last more than a couple years before becoming unreliable. Also avoid the metal strap type battery terminals as they don't last long either.

 

Check your welding supply store or a car audio store

 

Pacer Group - Marine Wire, Battery Cable and Electrical Parts
These people made mine. Top shelf materials, made to order.

 

I made my own too. I got the bulk cable and the ends at the local auto parts store. I had to get the heat shrink online. I used a plumber's torch to solder the ends onto the cable.

 

Mine were made up for me by a local shop that works on tractors and other farm machinery.

 

Interstate Battery made mine up for very reasonable costs.

 

I have a shop that specializes in big trucks.
Scheppers International Truck Center
I took my old cables in and had them make new ones in 00 gauge cable.
They did it while I waited. I would think there is some place similar not too far away from you?
Here is old vs. new for my starter.

 

I got mine from my local NAPA store. They are sold by dimension, not application, so ask them to look in the book(not in the computer). Make sure to tell them you need heavy gauge, like for a diesel tractor. Measure yours or take the old ones in with you.

I have also made my own, pretty easy as said above.

 

McMaster-Carr has 2/0 cables with ends in 10", 20", 30" and 60". I replaced my undersized battery cable with one from McMaster.