extending leccy battery cord

[chrislocke]

Ive got a javis leccy 55lb and im just wondering how to make the cord that runs from the leccy to the battery longer. any help would be appreciated

[danh124]

use 8 gauge starter and battery cable its like 5-6$ a meter from bias/supercheap etc.
Talk to the salesperson at bias and get them to show you the fittings.
If possible replace the whole cable rather than extending it so you dont introduce any more conections into the system as possible to assist in current flow and prevent water incursion.
Good luck

[kingy1978]

I'll be interested too, my Kota cord is about 3 inches too short. I'm thinking of taking the motor apart buying a new wire re attaching and make it a little long so it's easy to disconnect the anderson plug. Can you do this??? My leccy is almost new too dont wanna wrecka anyhting.

[chrislocke]

Thanks danh123 for the help, ill give it a shot

[CSfish]

Just a thought, why wouldnt you use a longer cable from the battery to the leccy. Use an anderson plug to connect both. This way, if you need to take your leccy off (eg for security) its easy to unplug and take off the leccy.

CS

[nuzzy]

the cable coming out of my Kota was all corroded so i replaced the whole lot and lengthened it at the same time. there are 2 choices, get some crimp plugs and put them on the end of your new cables so you can connect to your terminals or solder your wires straight to the terminals, i did the latter one as i dont really like the crimp connections but either way is fine. once thats done, put your anderson plug on the other end and away you go.

[Olsey]

Crimping cables, if done correctly, will provide a more secure connection than soldering, as crimping cold-welds the connection. Just make sure you use the correct sized crimp for the cable diameter used and make sure you use a ratchet crimper or even better a hydraulic crimper to do the job. If you don't have the correct tools to do the job, go to a battery place (e.g. Battery World or similar) and get them to do it (for a small fee or six-pack ).

If you do want to go down the soldering route, regular solder is very-prone to corrosion and if it's in an area where there's a lot of vibration, it can crack and break loose. There is another type of solder, that is good for high corrosive environments, but I can't remember the name of it. Crimping is the preferred method by auto/marine electricians. I've just done my whole boat (including the leccy motor) and every where I research recommended only crimping.

In addition:

• Make sure you shrinkwrap the crimped connection, preferably with adhesive-lined (dual-walled) shrinkwrap. You can get this stuff from Jaycar. The adhesive lining will help provide a barrier to any saltwater penetration
• If it's possible, get tinned-copper cabling! It will be more expensive but it's more corrosion resistant when compared to normal copper cabling
• As mentioned before, 8 B&S cabling is what you want for you leccy motor
• Anderson plugs are great if you want to remove your motor at any stage as well. 50 amp plugs are the ones you want
• If you don't have a circuit breaker put one on. It will prevent the circuit overloading and a potential fire. A 50 amp resettable one is perfect

If you do all that it should last a very long time and be worry-free when out on the water.

I hope this helps you out

[chrislocke]

Thats awesome mate thanks for the info!