Own Account Driver:
Conor:
5 metre cable capable of handling 1200A of power for £29.99?Do you have any comprehension of how thick that cable would have to be if it was really rated for 1200A? Its over a square inch for the conductor.
Is it to try and convince people you’re an electrical expert?
Maybe trying to do a Carryfast 
The way is to make your own go to a welding suppliers. And buy the cable they use for earthing or electrode holders. Can get any length you require then buy the earth clamps and put on the ends. Remember to put red and black tape on the ends . Will last for years and take the power.
Robertthegreat:
The way is to make your own go to a welding suppliers. And buy the cable they use for earthing or electrode holders. Can get any length you require then buy the earth clamps and put on the ends. Remember to put red and black tape on the ends . Will last for years and take the power.
I am ready think .If this cable will bad that i will do that you said.Just buy good cable but will use clamps from this cable.
Harry Monk:
As I’ve said before, I don’t know why trucks can’t have separate starter and leisure batteries, then the truck would still start no matter how flat the leisure battery became.
They can Harry, all the DAF’s at my last company had seperate leisure and emergency engine starting batteries fitted along with a split charging system and all fitted from the factory.
The truck would normally operate both leisure and engine starting on the ‘leisure’ batteries, but In the event of running the ‘leisure’ batteries down while parked up then when you turned the ignition on the dash wouldn’t light up, so turn the key to the start position and still nothing happened, but hold it there for 5 seconds and a relay kicked over to connect the emergency batteries and the dash suddenly lite up and the engine started.
It was a very neat and simple solution to the age old flat battery problem and I’ve no idea why more manufacturers don’t offer it.
That seems a lot of faffing about, why not just have a split charge relay to charge the leisure batteries you use for your toys and leave the starting batteries to do just that job.
No idea, I only drove, I didn’t design it.
Whether or not it could have been designed better, it was certainly a god send on the few occasions I used it and saved the grief of trying to find a jump start.
Robertthegreat:
The way is to make your own go to a welding suppliers. And buy the cable they use for earthing or electrode holders. Can get any length you require then buy the earth clamps and put on the ends. Remember to put red and black tape on the ends . Will last for years and take the power.
Agreed, i had a pair made up like this for years, nothing they couldn’t start.
Good clips are expensive, and you should ideally solder the cables to the connectors.
In 1991 my then wife bought me a good quality set of jump leads for my birthday (■■?) which I still have but the wife has change but still thank her every time I need to use them 
I’d give anything for a set of jump leads right now, been stuck in Sydenham with flat batteries since 4.45 this morning and still no sign of fitters. 
I always used a pair of adapted welding cables for many years without any problem.
Have a shorter set similar to that mine are rated upto 7.5l engines but I’ve jumped mercs and v8 Scanias with them before now
Lot of drivers wouldn’t be prepared to jump start these days with all the electrical gumbins. Anderson lead is easy and safe and that’s what we use in our yard. Almost every foreign truck will have jump leads aswell, if you have a flat in services ask the foreigners first for help.
ABS leads can also be used but it’s like a trickle and can take ages and if the truck is proper dead it might not work at all.
First thing I always ask is the jump start proceedure second is making sure the night heater works
My truck has jump leads in side locker
