Auxiliary wiring help (Optima yellow top died on me)

[onoffroad]

Get rid of of those crappy bolt on battery terminals. Take it to a shop and have them put some good crip on or solder on ends. Those are just a temporary fix a best. They lose contact or corrode where the cable meet the clamp.
Or put all new battery cables if the old ones are too short.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Get rid of of those crappy bolt on battery terminals. Take it to a shop and have them put some good crip on or solder on ends. Those are just a temporary fix a best. They lose contact or corrode where the cable meet the clamp.
Or put all new battery cables if the old ones are too short.

X2, crimp-on is the way to go. Soldered is not, however, the way to go. Crimping is a far more reliable choice and doesn't cause stress risers like a soldered cable connection does.

 

[Brandough]

X2, crimp-on is the way to go. Soldered is not, however, the way to go. Crimping is a far more reliable choice and doesn't cause stress risers like a soldered cable connection does.

Do you have any shop recommendations down here in SoCal?

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Do you have any shop recommendations down here in SoCal?

Most any automotive battery specialty shop can make quality crimped battery cables for you. Not an auto parts store. I have a couple battery shops close to me here in Escondido, no doubt you have at least 1-2 close to you. .