I need a battery trick
02-20-2008, 12:23 AM
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I wonder if the penny trick would cause any kind of electrolisis.....you know...dissimiliar metals creating a corrosive atmosphere?
02-20-2008, 05:02 AM
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Purchased two DuraLast Gold from Auto Zone, per a study conducted a couple years ago. They were rated really high and proved to be wotrth the money, about $75 each, 1000 CCA 3 yr warranty, cheaper than Optima. Not knocking Optima but the DurLast Gold are hard to beat. 
02-20-2008, 06:15 AM
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I like the idea of the split piece of copper tubing but in answer to your comment above, if the bolt head is digging in too far into the clamp causing the nut to run out of threads, I have taken the bolt out and added a small flat washer to gain back the thickness that I needed. After I did that, the bolt no longer self-locked on the clamp and I had to use 2 wrenches when tightening or loosening but I usually did that anyway so I wasn't a big deal to me. Just another way to salvage that original clamp.
02-20-2008, 07:10 AM
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Put a whasher on the outside if the bolt is outta threads, run it down till the lead clamps come together, take a hacksaw blade and cut between them. The blades is thin so little material is removed at one time.
It's a quick fix without power tools.
I also use the green n red felt washers that fit around the battery post, sure help with corrosion.
It's a quick fix without power tools.
I also use the green n red felt washers that fit around the battery post, sure help with corrosion.
02-20-2008, 10:45 AM
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You can ACTUALLY buy lead covers for the battery posts. They go over the top of the original posts then the clamp fits over the cover. I have seen them in farm equipment and small town hardware stores.
02-20-2008, 01:14 PM
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How about some really good replacement terminals. Gold plated solid brass thingees for major speaker upgrades. If intrested I'l put them on a add.
02-20-2008, 01:57 PM
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I've also covered the terminals in di-electric grease to help prevent corrision. Used it exclusively for my plow for years, and recently used it for new batteries I installed. Been about 2 years now and I have not had corrosion problems.
02-21-2008, 11:36 PM
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Battery Posts? Oh My?
Remember that the anode and cathode posts are different sizes. The washer
addon is one of the better fixes. The hacksaw is mentioned, which is a good
one, but I would prefer a thin rasp to peal the soft lead away. Makes short
of it in a hurry,and we must clean our posts once a year too.When under
the beast dinking around, check those ground cables.
As for corrosion on terminals, what can I say. Short runs are bad on electrical
systems (batteries).They do not stay up to par(12.7V).
Remember that the anode and cathode posts are different sizes. The washer
addon is one of the better fixes. The hacksaw is mentioned, which is a good
one, but I would prefer a thin rasp to peal the soft lead away. Makes short
of it in a hurry,and we must clean our posts once a year too.When under
the beast dinking around, check those ground cables.
As for corrosion on terminals, what can I say. Short runs are bad on electrical
systems (batteries).They do not stay up to par(12.7V).
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