Most cables and wires have the AWG printed right on the jacket (casing) so you can see it- might have to chase along the wire to find it. "AWG" usually precedes it, and can be faint.
Mine is a #2. Pull back the protective sleeve and it on the cable. My cable lug is 3/8" Most shunts (300/400 amp) at 12 mm.
That is awesome and perfect! Thanks again ACEYou can buy the cables on Amazon, or
You can buy the cable and ends and this and make your own (if you have a hammer):
I use that same crimper, but prefer to use solder slugs with torch and make my own.
I used to think that, and for smaller gauge connections where the wire passes through the terminal that is still true. But for large gauge lugs crimping is generally considered the preferred method for most electrical connections due to its superior mechanical strength, resistance to vibration and heat, and faster application process compared to soldering, which can potentially weaken wires with excessive heat and requires more precise technique to achieve a reliable connection;
I guess I'll crimp from now on- much faster for sure! I don't try to solder crimps anyways. Smaller cables I do just crimp. I was worried about the 2/0 (00) cables not getting 100% transmission from the crimper, and I do make sure they are immobilised.
See above response to ghnl- I have soldered since I was 10 yrs old, so really good at it, but agree about vibration, so I make sure nothing can move when I am done wiring.
