Derp
Involuntary Chest Slapper
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Up until recently I had no idea there was more than one type. I have a couple friends with cradle mounted winches and now I have one myself, and would like to add cables from the battery to an anderson connector on the front of my truck, and also repurpose a set of 25' 0awg jumper cables I have to an extension cord with connectors on either end, so I can run a winch in the rear receiver of my truck to pull backwards.
From what I can tell, the red and gray connectors are the two standards for 12v high amperage, and the crimp on contacts come sized in steps for 4-2awg and 1-0awg, what I can't tell from googling and looking at what is available on amazon, is if each color goes with a certain wire size. The Warn kits all seem to use the red connectors, which appear to be rated for 175amps, and the gray connectors seem to be 350amps?
Can the 350 amp contacts used on 0awg wire be installed and used in a red connector? Would buying a premade 1awg 20' extension with the standard red connectors be fine in practical application instead of trying to make my own heavier gauge for winching?
From what I can tell, the red and gray connectors are the two standards for 12v high amperage, and the crimp on contacts come sized in steps for 4-2awg and 1-0awg, what I can't tell from googling and looking at what is available on amazon, is if each color goes with a certain wire size. The Warn kits all seem to use the red connectors, which appear to be rated for 175amps, and the gray connectors seem to be 350amps?
Can the 350 amp contacts used on 0awg wire be installed and used in a red connector? Would buying a premade 1awg 20' extension with the standard red connectors be fine in practical application instead of trying to make my own heavier gauge for winching?
