[ausev] 2/0 Welding Cable

[Neil]

Have you folks checked welding places?  I know the welding place on North 
Lamar had this at a decent price (though probably not the lowest).  I live in 
FL now, so can't check the name easily, but IIRC it was called "Airgas" and 
Lamar north of Braker/Kramer.

-Neil.



On Thursday 24 August 2006 15:39, Chris Robison wrote:
> I just checked West Marine's website and found 2/0 Battery Cable for
> $15.49 per foot in custom quantities under 50 feet. It's not a secret that
> boating stores are expensive, but honestly I'm blown away.  And note that
> "battery cable" is more cheaply manufactured and typically has fewer,
> coarser strands, making it less flexible and therefore more difficult to
> install in an EV conversion.  This is why nearly everyone uses "welding
> cable" instead, where the strands are very fine.
>
> Compared with even the typical $4 to $4.50 per foot for 2/0 welding cable
> when bought by the foot, the price at West Marine is clearly unrealistic
> given the quantities in which a typical EV requires the stuff.  Maybe the
> marine grade insulation is a plus, but it's not very compelling in an
> automotive environment where your cable runs really need to be be
> protected by conduit anyway.
>
>   --chris