Which jumper cables

[MAX-24-Dean]

Just one caution on welding cable, which most welding cable uses EDPM insulation. While it is very abrasion resistant and can take a lot of abuse including being walked on and wheeled carted pulled over it, it is not oil and grease resistant. In fact it is rated as having poor resistance to oil. If you don't have any petroleum products that will come in contact with welding cable it is a very good choice.
The TPE insulation (used in the link) is rated as good for oil resistence and is the prefered type of electrical insulation for this purpose.

2 Gauge Battery Jumper Cable Twin Lead Booster Cable - Pure Copper - By the Foot

www.batterycablesusa.com

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I had a very nice pair of jumper cables at one time but haven't been able to find them for a while now.

If you bought these clamps how do you attach them to the wire, do you need a special crimping tool?

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In picture looks like comes with wire ends. Attaching to copper wire I'd be sure about 3/4" or so insulation stripped off, wire & connectors clean, flux, solder (60/40) "tin" both then solder together. Hammer clamp ends over wire. You want as low resistance, good tight connection possible.
I'd use some dielectric grease, then screwed onto clamp tightly.
The lower the resistance, the better the connection, the more current it can carry.

 

[JWR]

Who needs jumper cables?

What on earth is that? Takes at least two people besides being weird ...

 

[Midniteoyl]

What on earth is that? Takes at least two people besides being weird ...

Couple of troops using their AK's to jumpstart a vehicle

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Fifty years ago I helped a stranded young lady home, both of us driving Chevy Novas (67&70). Her alternator quit...no cables. Bumpers touch & coat hangers + to +. She would go a couple miles on battery, pull over, jump, start, repeat. It took five times but it worked & she got home safely.

 

[ultrarunner]

I bought my cables from this outfit in 1990 and still use them.

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[paulsharvey]

I would get 2 or 3 sets of 2 ga jumper cables over 1 set of really good heavy duty.

I've got something very similar to these. I got mine on sale from Amazon.

There are some 2 garage cables, like 16ft reach for around $18 now, with 10% discount and 40% coupon code.

 

[sandman2234]

I got ahold of a bunch of 2-0 welding lead (not #2, but two aught) and made a set of jumper cables using the best clamps I could find. A friend of mine was trying to jump off his pickup from his car using those cheap jumper cables you find in most auto part stores, to no avail. Not enough current getting thru to the dead battery to start it, so I told him to take them off and I went and got mine. His pickup started almost immediately, which is how much difference a good set makes. He asked me where I got them, and I told him I would make him a set. Made his 20 foot long, so he could jump it off even if he had to park the other car behind him.
He passed away, and his Widow wanted me to come help clean out his shed. She gave the jumper cables back to me, so now I have a pair of them.
One drawback, is they are heavy!
David from jax

 

[Hay Dude]

I run this type of jumper cables. One end hard wires to your battery, Anderson plug on the other end. Then a long set of jumper cables to dead battery.

Anderson Plug on truck side

Battery cables stored in side box.

Jumps tractors, vehicles, etc. great!

 

[JWR]

Fifty years ago I helped a stranded young lady home, both of us driving Chevy Novas (67&70). Her alternator quit...no cables. Bumpers touch & coat hangers + to +. She would go a couple miles on battery, pull over, jump, start, repeat. It took five times but it worked & she got home safely.

Now it sounds to me like there must be more interesting details in your rescuing a stranded young lady in distress...