welding leads as battery cables

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    Don't recall the numbers but the positive cable is 1/2 to 5/8" in diameter. Ran a separate ground too.
     
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    this cable is around 3/4 inch in diameter. It came off of an old 3 phase welder
     
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    Old cable can be as bad as cable that's not big enough. Once it starts to corrode beneath the insulation, it only gets worse.
     

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