On Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:32:27 -0500, Dean Hoffman
wrote:

On 4/10/19 4:27 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article ,
says...

Thank you everyone.
I will get 6 gauge or 4 gauge or even smaller (lower numbers being better
especially for longer distances).

I found a lot to choose from at home depot online
https://www.homedepot.com/b/Automoti...s/N-5yc1vZc8mb
Not so many at Lowes online and much higher prices
https://www.lowes.com/search?searchT...priceLowToHigh

What LENGTH is a good compromise between packing in the trunk & usefulness?
10 feet?
12 feet?
16 feet?
I'm kind of leaning toward buying three sets, one for each car.



I have a set in my car and another in my truck.

For 10 feet 6 may be ok, for longer, go larger wire.

When buying the cables, make sure they are all copper wire. Some wire
has been showing up that is copper covered aluminum. The wire is
probably ok, but the aluminum is only rated about 60% the capacity of
copper. Rule of thumb used to be go up (down in numbers) 3 sizes.


And aluminum doesn't bend well.
Nor does thick strand copper - which is why I like welding cables