[Sirrotica]

Originally Posted by Jimbobeast

"or spend $50 for some cable for a dedicated ground"

00 cable is $6.50 per foot.

I haven't priced it in awhile, but you're correct it has nearly doubled.

I believe I used #2 when I ran mine, but the car was sold about 6 years ago, so I can't verify what size I used. You might want to look at used welding cables through Marketplace on a ground the insulation having some nicks is irrelevant. Sometimes people sell welding cable on there pretty reasonably. Inoperative stick welder would be another possibility to find some bargain leads.

I've also heard of people buying 20 ft HD jumper cables, and cutting the clamps off, might save some money there.

Geoff is adamant that steel is best, I guess 1 inch rebar would be a whole lot cheaper................. Tough to bend though.

I'm thinking that next set of jumper cables I buy should be solid steel wire rope, like a cable excavator uses, instead of copper wire.