Battery jumper cables and terminolgy of CCA
How bad did I mess up? Was at Harbor Freight picking up some 6 ton jackstands and saw what I thought was OK deal on jumper cables. Picked up 16 feet 6 gauge "heavy duty steel clamps, cooper jaws, cc...
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They'll work in a pinch but are far from good. I got burnt with a similar situation, bought 4 ga jumper cables at Northern Tool and in small print on the back of the box says "CCA wire". CCA wire carries about a 1/3 less ampacity.
