How to Make a Battery Cable for Your Boat 

another great vid. thanks

I just watched your tech performing the crimp process for the battery cables and I would recommend a re-do with the following changes. A) make sure that the terminals are in alignment with each end as necessary, the cable he built had a twist in it because the terminals were in misalignment to the mounting posts. B) pre-fit or hold the terminal lug up to the cable end to estimate and or mark the proper amount of jacket depth to remove instead of cutting and recutting the cable to fit the crimp portion of the lug properly, use this procedure also to determine the correct heat shrink length. C) avoid using a knife that will cut into or nick the wire strands below the jacket. Try using a rotational jacket cutter to cut through the jacket and avoid hurting or damaging the wire strands. A lot of telecom cable removers use this type of jacket removal process. I will be performing this task later this week and will try to send some pix & or videos for example. Keep up the good work, Regards

do you guys have anything against hydraulic crimpers? I find they perform a much more uniform crimp in a much smaller platform.

Hi guys thanks for the tutorial.I have a question if i may, i have a 24v battery system and want to install a 3000w pure sine wave inverter.What gauge wire would you recommend when the inverter is approximately two meters away from the battery's and what size and type of fuse would you recommend? Thanks learning loads of your channel, Stuart

Would it be a good idea to put a little di-electric grease in the terminal before installing it on the cable or is it not necessary? Thanks! Good video!

You wouldn’t put a silicone or anti-corrosion inside?

Why aren't you thinning the end and soldering the end and heating it post crimp?

What brand crimpers?

Using a knife is always a bad idea. If you are forced to, you only score the circumference of the insulation and break it open with the strength of your hands, but you can cut the length - parallel to the direction of the stands to the end of the wire.

almost like a s’more 🤣

Could you guys do a video on how to protect your boats electrical system from stuff like this? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MWHdE0ZJbQw.html