battery terminals
Submitted by Shane O on Wed, 2010-02-24 16:05
brought a new battwry today, the terminals are bigger than my old battery, can i replace the ends of my leads to suit the bigger battery?
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battery terminals
Submitted by Shane O on Wed, 2010-02-24 16:05
brought a new battwry today, the terminals are bigger than my old battery, can i replace the ends of my leads to suit the bigger battery? |
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H.S. Chan
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yea you can. Easy to do
yea you can. Easy to do youself.
kempy
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easy as pie
easy as pie
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Shane O
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battery lead ends
where can i buy the terminal connectors from?
do i need anyhting else, any tools?
H.S. Chan
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Some side cutters for
Some side cutters for trimming the strands and a small pair of shifting spanners, thats pretty much it
kempy
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repco may have them or
repco may have them or coventries
best to solder them on to get best connection
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are you talking about
changing the end of leads that come out of the motor
try buying the actual part that clamp onto the battery, you just need a spanner
kempy
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yer really depends wat type
yer really depends wat type of battery u got. either the ones with round posts or the one with a bolt hole through the post
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Shane O
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the battery has round posts
the battery has round posts
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then just buy different
battery clamps instead of cutting your motor cords up
just dhu it
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terminal and lugs
Ol yella the cables from the motor i assume have already been lugged to suit the previous battery, if you have the round post terminals you can buy a new battery lug type terminal that has a large nut on the end for connecting out going cables which should make the change over easy
kempy
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yer just the clamp ones
yer just the clamp ones
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davebarry (not verified)
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be careful!
I think the positive - red terminal is bigger than the negative black terminal, so make sure you have them the right way around - Also, if the terminals are the clamp type and soldered on already, just undo the nut completley and wege the gap wider with a big screwdriver - be gentle and do it slowly because if you spread it too wide it will break off. Then try them for size and put the nut back and tighten up - a bit of marine grease or vaseline over the terminals will stop corrosion too.