Yep, you need them that heavy to jump off equipment. Those cheapo's wouldn't hold up, they would heat up and melt.
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Jumper cable issue
- Thread starter sniper22
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Scrap the copper and buy a new pair. Or waste time trying to salvage that old deteriorated rubber because you have some weird sentimental attachment to a pair of jumper cables.
No sentimental attachment to anything I own. New ones like those cost more than I'll spend since I don't fool with heavy equipment more than 2 times a year. You can't buy these at Walmart or advanced auto. I'm not spending any money on em, I have everything needed to correct them the right way.
A "good" set of Made in the USA, 20 ft, #2 cable, with 500 amp clamps can cost as much as $200 
From the pictures, the damage appears to be at both ends.
You could cut out the damaged ends and thread the good cable through some non-conductive braided cable sleeving then reinstall the ends.
Would cost about $20 to repair
From the pictures, the damage appears to be at both ends.
You could cut out the damaged ends and thread the good cable through some non-conductive braided cable sleeving then reinstall the ends.
Would cost about $20 to repair
Heck, I have 100' of 2'0 cable but these need to be at least 4'0.A "good" set of Made in the USA, 20 ft, #2 cable, with 500 amp clamps is about $200
From the pictures, the damage appears to be at both ends.
You could cut out the damaged ends and thread the good cable through some non-conductive braided cable sleeving then reinstall the ends.
Would cost about $20 to repair
I'm not saying 2ga vs 4ga, this is the size that most folks have run to their house from the transformer. If I wake up early enough today I'll cut a piece of 2ga and lay it beside these and it'll help in comparison..
I'm from the beach, all the truck gear stays in a tote or bag. You'll go through a set every 2 years if you don't keep it protected. Old habits die hard.
Okay, Forget red and Green.
Use Red and Black to match the color coding on the vehicle's battery and probably its factory cables.
But if I could dictate the color coding of wiring harnesses in vehicles I would make black the hot / positive wire just like it is for household wiring. Let's keep it all the same for the sake of consistency.
Green would be for ground--on vehicles, that would be a frame ground for the negative side power.
Use Red and Black to match the color coding on the vehicle's battery and probably its factory cables.
But if I could dictate the color coding of wiring harnesses in vehicles I would make black the hot / positive wire just like it is for household wiring. Let's keep it all the same for the sake of consistency.
Green would be for ground--on vehicles, that would be a frame ground for the negative side power.
Let's don't re-invent the wheel. That theology will screw folks up even worse than they are now.
wow what a dilemma
Not at all.
