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And some new toys to help with fitting all the above. A ratchet crimper (insulated jaws but comes with 5x spares for other crimps), cable stripper's, and a big honking set of crimpers for the 10mm² and above cable.
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The only thing I'm missing is a way to cut/strip big cables like 25mm² or 35mm² stuff.
I was very careful with a Stanley knife and only cut myself once.. tw4t!
 
Yeah I was thinking that would be ok for stripping it but I'm not sure any of my cutters are up to the job!

A set of big 10" cutters are only about £10 it seems anyway.
I found using a hacksaw best to cut my 35mm2 cable. I had cutters but it was bloody hard work and they didn’t cut flat enough for my liking.
 
I was looking at buying pre made cables for the main large ones but after pricing it up I'll make them myself.

For eg £22 for a 35mm² cable with 2x ring terminals, anything up to 1m long (10cm long is still £22).

1m of 35mm² cable is £17. Terminals are £1 or so each. And 1m of cable will probably do most of my cable runs under the seat base!
 
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I was looking at buying pre made cables for the main large ones but after pricing it up I'll make them myself.

For eg £22 for a 35mm² cable with 2x ring terminals, anything up to 1m long (10cm long is still £22).

1m of 35mm² cable is £17. Terminals are £1 or so each. And 1m of cable will probably do most of my cable runs under the seat base!
Add some heatshrink to cover over the crimp. I used adhesive lined.
 
Add some heatshrink to cover over the crimp. I used adhesive lined.
Yeah I'll be doing that on all my crimps, just need to buy a pack of a load (I've got some non adhesive stuff left over from tidying MTB cables). Is it sacrilege to use black heat shrink on red positive cables? :rofl:
 
Some upgraded speakers for my doors, to replace the upgraded speakers I have in my doors, that were an upgrade from OEM toilet paper speakers.

If only I’d stop buying things, and then rebuying them I might be able to retire :rolleyes: :whistle: :(
 
More electrical bits? Oh, go on then... :rofl: :p

35mm² battery cable for my new shunt connection (future proofing for when I upgrade to a 230Ah battery and 1000w inverter), and some 10" cutters to cut/strip it.
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A massive pack of red and black adhesive lined heatshrink, and a 6mm post busbar/distribution block for all the current negatives which are all on the battery terminal, which I'll need to move.

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Some upgraded speakers for my doors, to replace the upgraded speakers I have in my doors, that were an upgrade from OEM toilet paper speakers.

If only I’d stop buying things, and then rebuying them I might be able to retire :rolleyes: :whistle: :(


Right, I am self diagnosing a serious mental disorder….

Less than 2 weeks after selling my lithium leisure battery and DC-DC, that I only installed about a month or so ago, and then decided I didn’t need so removed, I now have the exact same lithium battery and dc-dc in my shopping basket :oops:

WTAF is wrong with me?
 
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It's called transporter-itis where the brain never functions right whilst in ownership of a transporter and makes your wallet function like its got diarrhea. I have the same issue. Only curable by being stoned to death by wife. HTH
 
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