Had to go to West Marine for a couple #2AWG to 1/4 inch lugs for the Odyssey battery. Made some soft wire templates for length and proceeded to cut the #2AWG on the band saw. That worked real well and if you don't push it, the saw makes a nice clean cut without spreading out the end. I had a lug crimper, although not as nice as my buddy's, it did a good job. I even pushed in a couple 14 guage home wiring copper spikes 1/2 inch long into the end before I compressed it and it made one really nice tight compression. Didn't forget to put the boots or 2 sizes of heat shrink on before I did all that, so it turned out well. Had some free boots from VTE when I asked for some samples, so I used them here. The lug on the master relay I made a 90 degree bend so the wire can come in above the ANL fuse blocks. Confidence up. On to the next job. I need to buy some 6AWG for the B Lead alternator and line into the VPX as the 8AWG from Vans supports 35 amp. I'm at 60 amps with the alternator and pushing 50 with the electrical load.
Odyssey came with a 90 degree attachment for this kind of hookup.
Battery requires 1/4 inch lugs. Ground block is 5/16.
+ cable is protected by covers but I'm nervous so close to the battery holddown bar. Maybe fix.
