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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You are ok. I have some cca jumper cables and have cut them to use for making a converter into a portable charger. I also use a long set for my portable solar panel to controller connection.
When cut, you can see their many silky thin strands instead of a few heavy copper strands, so they are very flexible. Each of the zillion thin strands is al with cu on the outside.
ISTR you treat the gauge as one less (more) than copper, so the #6 cca is maybe like #7 or #8 cu ? Anyway, better than the usual #10 cu jumper cables.
When cut, you can see their many silky thin strands instead of a few heavy copper strands, so they are very flexible. Each of the zillion thin strands is al with cu on the outside.
ISTR you treat the gauge as one less (more) than copper, so the #6 cca is maybe like #7 or #8 cu ? Anyway, better than the usual #10 cu jumper cables.
