Dunno about over there, but in the UK batteries (6v and 12v) come with
different sized posts for positive and negative, and hence need different
sized clamps. Stops one connecting the battery the wrong way round - unless
one pounds the small connector onto the big post and wedges the big
connector onto the small post with fag-packet silver paper ...
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Thompson <ct@cthompson.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2000 12:54 AM
Subject: You do realize... This means war.
> The terminal on the lead that runs up front (You know, the long, difficult
> to replace one) split in two when I tried to crank it down. At 11:30pm,
> nothing open. So I bought a replacement terminal for the positive lead
that
> I could clamp on. It wont fit over the battery terminal. It's just
> THAT much too small. Tried to spread the jaws a bit, but that
> didnt work either. Eventually I ended up pounding the terminal onto the
post
> with brute force, thinking all the while that THIS is the kind of dumb
thing
> that people on this list complain about DPO's doing.
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