Dyn Blin Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 I'm replacing my '82's original cables with some custom-made 1/0 a small shop fabbed for me. Daft question- on all 3 of the cables, one end's lug is tinned copper, the other is unfinished copper. Is the idea to use the tinned end on the battery side to reduce the corrosion from hydrogen seep? Thanks for the bandwidth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Yes, that would be my expectation - tinned will hold up better to the battery acid and/or fumes. 1/0 should be good cables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyn Blin Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 Yes, that would be my expectation - tinned will hold up better to the battery acid and/or fumes. 1/0 should be good cables. Thanks Gary- got 'em in & I found some military terminals. Looks good. 'Found a break in the sheath on the starter cable and more than a bit of corrosion when I peeled cut it back. 38 years is a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Thanks Gary- got 'em in & I found some military terminals. Looks good. 'Found a break in the sheath on the starter cable and more than a bit of corrosion when I peeled cut it back. 38 years is a long time. Yes, 38 years is a long time, especially on starter or battery cables. Glad you are getting this sorted. It is always a pain to chase the weird problems bad cables can create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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