I have done some with solder, I did have one failure (on a HGV low loader ramp) where the cable came unsoldered. It was filled properly when I did it but after about 6 months the cable came out. Usually the drivers managed to pull cables out when crimped, company would not buy the handles for the plugs. A full set of handles would have been less than 1 call out to get machine back on trailer!
mick the builder
Well-Known Member
I went to the local Electrical Wholesalers today for some meter tails, 4 metres of the stuff. Explained to him what it was for and he admitted it was the 1st time he'd ever sold it for this purpose......Learn summat new everyday
What size did you get mm.? Let us know if it copes well or gets hot under load.Cheers
Oldseadog
Well-Known Member
You would have been better off getting 35mm welding cable rather than the stiff 240VAC mains tails, as the current capacity is higher at the lower 12VDC than it is at the higher AC!I went to the local Electrical Wholesalers today for some meter tails, 4 metres of the stuff. Explained to him what it was for and he admitted it was the 1st time he'd ever sold it for this purpose......Learn summat new everyday
35mm Mains tails are rated at 140A @ 240V AC, whereas 35mm welding cable is rated at 200A DC (continuous) and 1200A on 'strike up' @ 60V OC.
However, at the end of the day, the choice is yours
mick the builder
Well-Known Member
You would have been better off getting 35mm welding cable rather than the stiff 240VAC mains tails, as the current capacity is higher at the lower 12VDC than it is at the higher AC!
35mm Mains tails are rated at 140A @ 240V AC, whereas 35mm welding cable is rated at 200A DC (continuous) and 1200A on 'strike up' @ 60V OC.
However, at the end of the day, the choice is yours
Explained beautifully ( no idea what your talking about though
)Welding cable it is then
TD5power
Certified Nutter
we have fitted the grey anderson plugs to every vehicle at our work fleet (3 defenders 2 vans 2 lorries) so that we can jump start generators or cars, each vehicle has a set of anderson to crocodile jump leads we also have a trailer that we use them for, the 3 defenders have them mounted on the front bumper and rear crossmembers, totally worth doing
Buz
Active Member
I went with 25mm, same as the jump leads I have.
You would have been better off getting 35mm welding cable rather than the stiff 240VAC mains tails, as the current capacity is higher at the lower 12VDC than it is at the higher AC!
35mm Mains tails are rated at 140A @ 240V AC, whereas 35mm welding cable is rated at 200A DC (continuous) and 1200A on 'strike up' @ 60V OC.
However, at the end of the day, the choice is yours
Too late now, I've gone and bought the tails
I'm sure they will be man enough for what I need
