1:24-1:25 scale battery cables.

[om617]

What are ca the correct size for battery cable for 1:24 and 1:25 scale? 

[Ace-Garageguy]

What are ca the correct size for battery cable for 1:24 and 1:25 scale? 

Go outside, open your hood, measure the diameter of the cables. Divide by 24 or 25, respectively.

Late-model cars typically have pretty thin cabling to everything. Earlier cars, and 6-volt vehicles (and high-performance applications that need a lot of starting current, or have batteries mounted far from the engine) will typically use much heavier cables.

Edited February 8, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

[espo]

I cheat and just use Scale Dreams battery cables. They have both black and red. They are about .032 diameter.

[om617]

I bought ignition wire on Ebay from somthing called kynar wire and it works pretty good. I dont remember the 

code for it as for now,but it has a number and AWG. So if i could get the number,example 34 AWG it should

be more easy to find. People on there operate with anything from millimeter,inches,gauge and AWG so i get

a little lost. 

[talon63]

http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm

.032 conductor wire would be AWG 20 gauge

[Longbox55]

They have both black and red.

Just a note for the sake of accuracy, especially for Replica Stock; Most OEM battery cables are black for both positive and negative, with either a red boot /plastic cover (top post) or red terminal end (side post) to denote which is the positive on late model cars. In addition, many older cars used a bare braided strap for the negative instead of an insulated cable.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I bought ignition wire on Ebay from somthing called kynar wire and it works pretty good. I dont remember the 

code for it as for now,but it has a number and AWG. So if i could get the number,example 34 AWG it should

be more easy to find. People on there operate with anything from millimeter,inches,gauge and AWG so i get

a little lost. 

I understand the issue with confusing measurements.

Couple of problems though..."ignition wire" will most likely be intended to represent spark-plug wires, and it's simply too thin to look right for most battery cables.

AWG means "American Wire Gauge" and refers to the diameter of the conductor inside the insulation, and the thickness of insulation can vary.

Your best bet is to buy your wire based on outside-diameter....NOT AWG.

Typical real-car battery cable OUTSIDE diameter is in the .4 to .5 inch range, or about 10 to 13mm. Divide by 24 or 25 to get the correct diameter for a model in 1/24 or 1/25 scale.

Typical real-car spark-plug wires are in the 7mm to 12mm range, but 7 to 9.5 is most common. Sacle wires correctly representing this will be too small to look correct for battery cables.

However, a lot of modelers disregard correct scale measurements, and end up with plug wires that look like long sausages, and battery cables that look like garden hoses. It'sup to you.

Edited February 8, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

[High octane]

I believe Preston's Parts sells battery cables.

[om617]

Thanks for the input guys. 

I found correct size in a parts box but i dont have any decent tool to measure it with. 

I guess both cables will be black this time and mark a pole red or somthing. 

The Preston stuff is probably the same i`m after,bought on a big roll and cut into small lenghts for $$$