Re: Battery wiring in the 40's
The ground strap was indeed a flat woven thing, usually attached to the driveline, not the chassis .
The + cables are 1 gauge, 6 gauge is barely sufficient for a tiny Japanese 12 volt 4 cylinder engine .
The + cable had a lacquered woven insulation, you can still get woven sheathing to put over modern 1 or 0 gauge cables .
Even 12 volt rigs benefit from 0 or 1 gauge cables .
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