Splicing 6-gauge wire

[S&MFISH]

Hey Capt.I have to eat my last post.I've found a really good article in the Feb'10 MotorBoating magazine. It describes the proper tools and techniques for crimping battery cables. It is on page72,named "Full Power",in the "BOATKEEPER" section.The article may possibly be accessed at www.motorboating.com .

 

[bassangler33]

In reading most of the post some are good ,but one way to still use the short wire is to mount a circuit breaker close to the battery and then use a short piece to the battery. This way your wiring will be protected.

 

[wolfmjc]

The best way to fix a batt cable is to solder it. I am a mechanic and have built a couple drag cars in my time....napa has welding lugs for wire that are excellent to connect wires in the large sizes.....crimp the wires and solder the connection and heatshrink....i have never had a problem with this in any application yet...

 

[Brine]

Hey Capt.I have to eat my last post.I've found a really good article in the Feb'10 MotorBoating magazine. It describes the proper tools and techniques for crimping battery cables. It is on page72,named "Full Power",in the "BOATKEEPER" section.The article may possibly be accessed at https://www.motorboating.com .

Direct Link
https://www.motorboating.com/articleHtml.jsp?ID=1000080305


Link to Crimping Tool Tutorial
https://www.roadtreker.com/documents/769FC950930F3E7F2F541FD223096A21B0686F61.html

 

[CABINETMAN]

this is how i would fix the problem

In reading most of the post some are good ,but one way to still use the short wire is to mount a circuit breaker close to the battery and then use a short piece to the battery. This way your wiring will be protected.

 

[Deadmeat]

Thanks. That's exactly what I did.

 

[Graham]

I've just read that article from motorboating.com and one thing I noticed was in the last paragraph before the step by step he mentioned that you shouldn't get a shock from the positive terminal if you are not touching the metalwork of the boat. You shouldn't get a shock anyway, because you should have the negative terminal disconnected. I know most of you guys will know this already and have been practicing this for years, but there are probably people reading this thread and that article who don't know as much. Never, ever work on the battery wiring without disconnecting the negative terminal. Yes cover the negative terminal while you work on the positive terminal and use a wrench that is too short to reach between the two.

 

[Defiant]

Actually Lowe's doe's have what you need there in the isle with the wire nuts .here is a link to what they look like you just have to wrap them with tape after installation.

https://www.idealindustries.com/products/wire_termination/lugs/lugs_mech_splicer_reducer.jsp