I dont think aluminum is a very good conductor... (some one please
correct me if I am wrong).

I was working as a manufacturing process engineer in a plating / electro
polishing shop and some of the more difficult contracts involved
electropolishing, and welding aluminum. The stuff just doesn't conduct
electrons as readily as other metals. The 316 stainless jobs were a
piece of cake.

I think folks usually use brass or off the shelf zero gage wire for
that....???
Heres a 16" long piece of brass stock, that would work for 2 batteries,
perhaps the seller has longer ones available? Great thing about brass
is its soft and very easy to tap and drill.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=2546109 707

Hope this helps

Garrett

smullen wrote:

I have 3 of the larger optima batteries that have the top post as well as
the side posts and I want to make custom Bus bars to go across the top and
connect the batteries to each other.

I am having trouble finding copper bars in the thickness I want, would
aluminium do the trick?

There will be one for POS and one for NEG and covers by a plexiglass cover I
made for the battery rack....

The bars will be about 2.25" wide x 1" tall x 21" long and have a hole
tapped in each end for a set scew and 0/1 guage wire and a few smaller holes
on the side for smaller wires for distribution...

Will aluminum work, has anyone here done this before? Also want this to
look nice as its on a truck I enter in shows some times.

Something like this... in Brass. Perhaps the seller would be willing to
cur a 26" long piece for a few more $$$. Metal shops usually charge by
the pound.

Does it have to be copper?
Garrett

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=2546220 709

smullen wrote:

I have 3 of the larger optima batteries that have the top post as well as
the side posts and I want to make custom Bus bars to go across the top and
connect the batteries to each other.

I am having trouble finding copper bars in the thickness I want, would
aluminium do the trick?

There will be one for POS and one for NEG and covers by a plexiglass cover I
made for the battery rack....

The bars will be about 2.25" wide x 1" tall x 21" long and have a hole
tapped in each end for a set scew and 0/1 guage wire and a few smaller holes
on the side for smaller wires for distribution...

Will aluminum work, has anyone here done this before? Also want this to
look nice as its on a truck I enter in shows some times.

I have 3 of the larger optima batteries that have the top post as well as
the side posts and I want to make custom Bus bars to go across the top and
connect the batteries to each other.

I am having trouble finding copper bars in the thickness I want, would
aluminium do the trick?

There will be one for POS and one for NEG and covers by a plexiglass cover I
made for the battery rack....

The bars will be about 2.25" wide x 1" tall x 21" long and have a hole
tapped in each end for a set scew and 0/1 guage wire and a few smaller holes
on the side for smaller wires for distribution...

Will aluminum work, has anyone here done this before? Also want this to
look nice as its on a truck I enter in shows some times.

Some folks don't get the subtle humor of the Liz

"Phil Sharkey" wrote in message
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What the hell ... gold is even better

The Lizard wrote:

Phil Sharkey wrote:

Aluminium is an excellent conductor.


I'm partial to Phillip Glass or Leonard Bernstein.

Fat ******* wrote:
Some folks don't get the subtle humor of the Liz


Subtle...like a brick through a plate glass window.


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No, sometimes I just can't spell.

And as to Liz's humor ... if humor has to be pointed out in order to be
recognized, well ... then I'd be hard-pressed to call it humor.

Best,

Phil Sharkey

Fat ******* wrote:

You must be a foreigner.... Aluminium indeed! hahaha

"Phil Sharkey" wrote in message
arthlink.net...


Aluminium is an excellent conductor.

I don't think it should have had to be pointed out. If you were a little
more well rounded, you'd have seen the humor. I guess though you are
somewhat sheltered in your life experiences, and knowledge.


"Phil Sharkey" wrote in message
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No, sometimes I just can't spell.

And as to Liz's humor ... if humor has to be pointed out in order to be
recognized, well ... then I'd be hard-pressed to call it humor.

Best,

Phil Sharkey

Fat ******* wrote:

You must be a foreigner.... Aluminium indeed! hahaha

"Phil Sharkey" wrote in message
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Aluminium is an excellent conductor.

Use steel flat stock from Home Depot, it will work fine. I know a few
people using it for hydraulic setups and a couple using it for batteries
in car audio...no problems at all.
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Dear Mr. *******,

No, actually I'm just well enough rounded to know a troll when I read
one. I'm done with this topic, but I'm sure that you, or one of your
juvenile pseudos will have to have the last word. Your welcome to it,
you Fat ******* who's too afraid to use your own name and stand behind
your spew.

Best wishes,

Phil Sharkey

Fat ******* wrote:

I don't think it should have had to be pointed out. If you were a little
more well rounded, you'd have seen the humor. I guess though you are
somewhat sheltered in your life experiences, and knowledge.


"Phil Sharkey" wrote in message
rthlink.net...


No, sometimes I just can't spell.

And as to Liz's humor ... if humor has to be pointed out in order to be
recognized, well ... then I'd be hard-pressed to call it humor.

Best,

Phil Sharkey

Fat ******* wrote:



You must be a foreigner.... Aluminium indeed! hahaha

"Phil Sharkey" wrote in message
.earthlink.net...




Aluminium is an excellent conductor.

Phil Sharkey wrote:
No, sometimes I just can't spell.

And as to Liz's humor ... if humor has to be pointed out in order to be
recognized, well ... then I'd be hard-pressed to call it humor.

You're right. What was I thinking. How could an uncouth heathen such as
yourself possibly have the acculturation to know who Berstein or Glass is.

Would it have helped if I said "Snoop Dogg" or "John Michael Montgomery"?

(Warning: MOPP Level 5 is now in effect)

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I must be stupid. I've never heard of "Berstein."

Best wishes,

Phil Sharkey

The Lizard wrote:

Phil Sharkey wrote:

No, sometimes I just can't spell.
And as to Liz's humor ... if humor has to be pointed out in order to
be recognized, well ... then I'd be hard-pressed to call it humor.


You're right. What was I thinking. How could an uncouth heathen such
as yourself possibly have the acculturation to know who Berstein or
Glass is.

Would it have helped if I said "Snoop Dogg" or "John Michael Montgomery"?

(Warning: MOPP Level 5 is now in effect)

Phil Sharkey wrote:
I must be stupid. I've never heard of "Berstein."

D'OH! Got me that time...


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Who says I'm too afraid to use my real name?

If you were even half-witted you'd have understood that when you said
"conductors" and Liz replied Glass or Bernstein that he meant musical
conductors. Quite famous ones at that. It was quality, sophisticated humor
that I guess was just beyond your comprehension level. It's ok though. It
was obvious you didn't know what he was talking about or your reply wouldn't
have been "What the hell ... gold is even better".

By the way, my name is Kevin Smith, teamROCS member #010. I'll send you my
address too if you like. lol

Afraid. HAHAHAHA

My apologies if you were offended that I called it humor, and you couldn't
understand it, but it isn't really my fault that you are either too young,
or not intelligent enough to know what liz was talking about.




"Phil Sharkey" wrote in message
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Dear Mr. *******,

No, actually I'm just well enough rounded to know a troll when I read
one. I'm done with this topic, but I'm sure that you, or one of your
juvenile pseudos will have to have the last word. Your welcome to it,
you Fat ******* who's too afraid to use your own name and stand behind
your spew.

Best wishes,

Phil Sharkey

Fat ******* wrote:

I don't think it should have had to be pointed out. If you were a little
more well rounded, you'd have seen the humor. I guess though you are
somewhat sheltered in your life experiences, and knowledge.


"Phil Sharkey" wrote in message
rthlink.net...


No, sometimes I just can't spell.

And as to Liz's humor ... if humor has to be pointed out in order to be
recognized, well ... then I'd be hard-pressed to call it humor.

Best,

Phil Sharkey

Fat ******* wrote:



You must be a foreigner.... Aluminium indeed! hahaha

"Phil Sharkey" wrote in message
.earthlink.net...




Aluminium is an excellent conductor.

I will now call you, Sandy Jina.


"Phil Sharkey" wrote in message
thlink.net...
So now that we've seen that even you can make a typing mistake can we
cut the crap and stop wasting bandwith?

Please,

Phil Sharkey

The Lizard wrote:

Phil Sharkey wrote:

I must be stupid. I've never heard of "Berstein."


D'OH! Got me that time...

Hey Fatso with unmarried parents,

If this is the most sophisticated humor that you guys have to offer
you'll have to do better.

Actually it was a pun, gold is the best conducting metal and is also the
name of Ernest Gold, a moderately well known composer who's credits
include the music for the movie EXODUS. He is perhaps slightly less
known than Leonard Bernstein (who was actually born "Louis Bernstein."
and changed his name to "Leonard" so that he would not be confused with
his cousin named Louis) or Philip Glass, who I'd frankly not consider
"quite famous," as he's yet to stand the test of time.

My feelings are truely hurt by your words. With no provocation on my
part, YOU miss the joke, YOU get frustrated by humor presented in the
same vein (perhaps slightly more sophisticated), and YOU retreat into an
ad hominem attack.

Best wishes,

Phil Sharkey

Actually it was a pun, gold is the best conducting metal

No its not. Look at the resistivity of gold vs. Silver or copper.

Les

Its called a type-O... How typical of someone in a newsgroup to pick at the spelling or make some other comment of no help, vs. try to actually help with the original question...

I hope you have the same luck, if you ever have to ask for help.

Thanks

"Phil Sharkey" wrote in message thlink.net...
and what's with the subject: " Wnat to build Bus Bars for Connecting 3 Batteries," anyway. What is Wnat?

JL Grasso wrote:

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:27:32 -0700, "Fat *******"
wrote in rec.audio.car:

You must be a foreigner.... Aluminium indeed! hahaha

Foreign to what, Mr. *******?


Jerry

Phil Sharkey wrote:
Hey Fatso with unmarried parents,

If this is the most sophisticated humor that you guys have to offer
you'll have to do better.


Touché, "fatso" and questions of paternal status aside, you're attempts
at sophistication are lacking.

Philip Glass, who I'd frankly not consider
"quite famous," as he's yet to stand the test of time.

I'm not sure what you consider "standing the test of time", but Glass is
considered the epitome of minimalist composers, and is renowned for
bringing minimalism to the mainstream. Ernest Gold, on the other hand,
most certainly has failed the test of time. He's a disappointment to the
Second Viennese school who spent his waning years composing music for TV
- a field where better composers (William Grant Still comes to mind)
have tread before. If you're going to bring up contemporary composers,
we can discuss Goldstein, Zimmer, or Williams. However, I am quite sure
you're ill prepared for a contest in this area.

My feelings are truely hurt by your words. With no provocation on my
part, YOU miss the joke, YOU get frustrated by humor presented in the
same vein (perhaps slightly more sophisticated), and YOU retreat into an
ad hominem attack.

Oh cry me a ****ing river. In one sentence you admit your pugilism, and
in the next you feign innocence of the same, all the while making thinly
veiled insults with respect to my intellect. Honestly, you don't impress me.

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You win ... I'm pierced to the very core of my being, sob, the gizzard's
not impressed. Boo hoo, boo hoo, boo hoo.

Seriously, I came to this newsgroup about a month ago looking for
knowledgeable people concerning car stereo. Most of what I've seen is
just ego on parade. In the final analysis is it much sound and fury
signifying nothing, proof perfect that empty barrels make the most noise.

I'm reluctantly signing off this potentially useful newsgroup. But I'd
like to share with most of the users my observation that a few
loudmouths are ruining it. I don't care for their (your) game; it's all
rather too easy and juvenile, and I can do that anytime I want at
Alt.teenage.****ing.contest.

I wish I could say that it has been fun, or even entertaining, but I
can't. I've managed to waste what little time that I could afford to
fritter away, but now more important things call. You can all play your
trifling games with each other, pretending to be something you're not,
it makes little or no difference to me (or, for that matter, to anyone
else).

Please, don't bother to reply for my benefit, I'm deleting this
newsgroup right after I hit the send button. But feel free to puff out
your cheeks and throw leaves in the air, or do whatever it is that you
do that makes small men quake and almost desirable women sigh ...
because I know for a stone cold fact, that most folks out there will be
just as impressed with you as I've been.

Best of luck,

Phil Sharkey

Phil Sharkey wrote:

I'm reluctantly signing off this potentially useful newsgroup. But I’d
like to share with most of the users my observation

snip

For everyone concerned, I'll summarize the four plus paragraphs of Phil
crying: "I can dish it out, but I can't take it."

Phildo, you aren't the first person to leave this group, nor are you the
first to write a whiney "farewell" letter. All I can say is if you
hadn't started insulting people, you wouldn't have gotten punked. If
you're this neurotic in real life, I can only pity you.


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"perhaps slightly less known"?

I would say considerably less known, outside certain circles anyway.
Only one of the two is truly well-known to the general public and that
only if you exclude the vast majority of Gen Y from the population base.

Not to intrude, you guys were having so much fun already. But, I felt
compelled to question that comment ...

JD

Phil Sharkey wrote:

Hey Fatso with unmarried parents,

If this is the most sophisticated humor that you guys have to offer
you'll have to do better.

Actually it was a pun, gold is the best conducting metal and is also
the name of Ernest Gold, a moderately well known composer who's
credits include the music for the movie EXODUS. He is perhaps
slightly less known than Leonard Bernstein (who was actually born
"Louis Bernstein." and changed his name to "Leonard" so that he would
not be confused with his cousin named Louis) or Philip Glass, who I'd
frankly not consider "quite famous," as he's yet to stand the test of
time.

My feelings are truely hurt by your words. With no provocation on my
part, YOU miss the joke, YOU get frustrated by humor presented in the
same vein (perhaps slightly more sophisticated), and YOU retreat into
an ad hominem attack.

Best wishes,

Phil Sharkey

Hey thanks for taking time to answer... Did you have a specific part in
mind on Parts express??? I seen bus bars for making crossovers and I saw
some at one time that are made to connect several 1 farad "Soda Can" size
type capacitors for car stereos...


Well I saw wrong, I just saw the ones for the caps. But just incase you want
those numbers here they are

265-860 265-865

Les