[chbot] Heavy cable, terminations & crimp tool to replace golf cart cable

[Mike Smith]

There is a seller on trademe in rangiora called ev-hardware that is
cheap for cable, cheaper than I can buy trade

I have the tools to crimp cable up to 240mm if you need them

Mike

On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 6:17 PM Stuart Brown <stuartbrown2 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Robin
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> Try one of the electric fork lift charger outfits, like Stanbury or Enatel. If they can't sell you cable, and help you crimp connectors, hopefully they could give you some names.
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> Stuart
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> On Thu, 7 Dec 2023 at 15:07, Robin Gilks <gb7ipd at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Title says it all really - looking for 200amp cable, about 10m of it (between batteries & battery -> controller -> reversing switch).
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>> Golf carts are very much designed for intermittent operation (working up the fairway) rather than kms with a weed sprayer or pulling a grass sweeper so the reversing switch needs replacing (gets too hot to touch) and some of the cables get very soft and flabby with heat.
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>> Switch is $250-$300 so looking to not spend too much on cables (but not rubbish AliExpress aluminium wire that has a copper coating!!). The main part of the exercise is quality!
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>> Ideas on where to get the parts at a reasonable price and if anyone has a big crimp tool I could borrow that would be great (I used to get one from Taits but I doubt they have that sort of kit now)
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>> Cheers
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>> --
>> Robin Gilks
>> marathon golf cart switch
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