Electric Vehicle Conversion | File037 » 2/0 welding cable http://www.file037.com/ev An electric car conversion Thu, 20 May 2010 19:51:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2/0 Welding cable for the EV battery pack http://www.file037.com/ev/2009/09/18/20-welding-cable-for-the-ev-battery-pack/ http://www.file037.com/ev/2009/09/18/20-welding-cable-for-the-ev-battery-pack/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:06:58 +0000 voltswagen http://file037.com/ev/?p=30 There are plenty of EV sites on the web and all seem to offer different advice on the size of cable needed for the battery pack. I have read some say 1/0 welding cable is fine, while others recommend up to 4/0 welding cable. (Welding cable seems to be the best choice since it very flexible and ideal for routing through the car). I am going to assume the 4/0 is for the higher volt/amp  packs... i.e. 144 volts or greater. Since our little electric vehicle is planned at only 48 volts I would think that the 1/0 welding cable would do just fine. But since I found a great deal on a 50 foot, 2/0 welding cable (free shipping) and to top it off it is made in the USA. The 2/0 cable also allows me to change the battery pack voltage later if so desired without the need to upgrade all the cable.

Here is where I purchased my welding cable :: Harris Welding Supply.

50 foot of 2/0 welding cable

50 foot of 2/0 welding cable

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