battery cable

Is this cable up to running a winch, am moving winch electrics into cab and need extension cable for power.
Thanks
Car Battery Power Cable : Automotive Cable : Maplin

Not sure, but I wouldn't have though so. The description refers to it being used for in car entertainment systems, I would have thought your winch would need slightly more power than that.

Probably best to go to your local motor factors and get the proper stuff.

that would melt within secs..

get the largest diameter cable you can,welders cable can be used i believe

4AWG is too thin for winch, i used that for my audio systems in past.

I currently am using some 4AWG to operate as the battery link cables for my split charge setup - it happily manages that, unlikely to be anywhere near capacity.

For mist winches i would use 2AWG or 0AWG, something rated around 250 amp upwards should do. If youre running a big bugger though, something expensive and not made in china, equip to draw 400 amp safely.

cheers

Why oh why do UK companies use AWG?
8 AWG = 8.4 mm2
4 AWG = 21.2 mm2
3 AWG = 26.7 mm2
2 AWG = 33.6 mm2
1 AWG = 42.4 mm2
0 AWG = 53.5 mm2
00 AWG = 67.4 mm2

Standard European sizes are 16/20/25/35/40/50/70 mm2 etc

As a rough rule of thumb cables are capable of carrying 7-8 Amps per mm2

On our split charging circuits/winch cables we use 35mm2 rated at 240 amps continuous

The comp winch boys tend to use 50 or 70mm2 cable

When it comes to the motoring/4x4 trade people claim all sorts of figures. How about a 600 amp jump lead for a tenner? Look HERE

Sounds impressive doesn't it? 600 amps through 9 AWG??

9 AWG = 6.63mm2 Now IF those cables were copper it would be capable of about 50 amps. IF silver then about 53 amps, or brass about 15 amps. Why don't they mention the cable material? Those clips are sub 200 amp rated clips. YES it would take 600 amps before being a molten mess on the floor.

Back to winch cables get some decent 35mm2 cable with a maximum individual strand diameter of 0.4. Better cables are 451/0.30 or better still 1062/0.20 First number refers to number of copper strands, second number is diameter of individual strands The finer the strands the more flexible the cable is. Have seen cable with 0.9mm strands in. Would not want to thread that through any tight bends!

Get some good copper tube terminals on your cable as well

HTH

Brendan

Many fine braded wire such as welding wire is better than same size coarse braded wire.

Honestly that wires rubbish winches can pull 300Amps plus so 70 Amp max ration in nowhere near enough. Me I run welding cable which is rated at somthing like 500Amps but the usual cable supplies by winch companies usually surfice.

no thats crap... i got 5omm welding cable on ebay very cheap with conncectors and very flexible cable.

better late than never I suppose!