8 gauge wire to battery side terminal?
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Topic: 8 gauge wire to battery side terminal?
Posted By: lilwayne380
Subject: 8 gauge wire to battery side terminal?
Date Posted: August 24, 2004 at 11:55 AM
how can i hook a 8 gauge power wire to a side terminal battery, what would i need to do it?
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Posted By: dragonrage
Date Posted: August 24, 2004 at 11:57 AM
You either get a new battery terminal or you get a ring connector, take off the nut on the current battery terminal, use a wire brush to scrape all the corrosion off, put the ring terminal on the screw and put the nut back on nice and tight.
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2009 Pontiac G8 in planning stage
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Posted By: lilwayne380
Date Posted: August 24, 2004 at 12:54 PM
i can't find a ring connecter big enough to do so i found this one thing but i would have to split my wire in two to do it would that be ok
Posted By: xploder21
Date Posted: August 24, 2004 at 12:57 PM
if you bought an amp wiring kit. the ring terminal connector that comes with it should be more than sufficient.
Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: August 24, 2004 at 1:02 PM
use a GM battery tap...most accessories companies have them...we use LIghtning Audio's SMB1
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Kevin Gerry
Certified Electronics Technician
MECP First Class Installer
Owner/Installer
Classic Car Audio
since 1979
Posted By: dragonrage
Date Posted: August 24, 2004 at 1:08 PM
Both above suggestions are good, also you can get ring connectors on Ebay for cheap... Just watch out for S/H prices. Some people try to rip you off, but not everyone. You can ask if they'll just send you the terminals in a regular envelope, some people are nice enough to do that, if you only order a few (obviously not if you order like 250) and then charge you like $.50 or whatever for S/H.
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2009 Pontiac G8 in planning stage
HU: ?
Speakers: ?
Amps: ?
Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: August 24, 2004 at 3:19 PM
as yes but the beauty of doing it properly with a battery tap is that you never need to disconnect the battery again to deal with audio, security, fog lights, etc. the side post tap reconnects the OEM cable to the battery and then leaves you a terminal to which you can connect any direct battery connection... this way you can disconnect your amp without disconnecting the battery..... and they're all of about 7 bucks.... dare to dream
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Kevin Gerry
Certified Electronics Technician
MECP First Class Installer
Owner/Installer
Classic Car Audio
since 1979
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