[Mgs] Battery tie down

[riverside]

Battery hold downs are neglected safety items.
I used to work at a collector car dealership and over half of the
"restored" cars we bought were missing the battery hold down.
It was the first item we corrected most of the time.
To avoid terminals shorting to ground due to unforseen events
(accidents, bumps, high G loads) a strong and stable hold
down is essential.  I wonder how many people without good
hold downs are also without fire extinguishers.  Losing a
nice MG to a fire that resulted from negligence is a real shame.

art de armond
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <atweditor at aol.com>
To: <mgb72 at airmail.net>; <craigstraub at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <Mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Battery tie down


> I know that in colder weather the battery actually shrinks just enough to 
> be
> slightly loose. Also, I was told the story by the folks at Mountjoy in
> Hyattsville, MD of a guy going over the very bumpy railroad tracks by that
> shop and having the battery pop up enough for both terminals to hit the 
> metal
> cover, and the battery exploded. Perhaps urban myth, but my 2X2 keeps me a
> little safer, maybe.
>
> Jay Donoghue
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chad Cooper <mgb72 at airmail.net>
> To: Craig Straub <craigstraub at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: Mgs <Mgs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thu, Jul 22, 2010 12:30 pm
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] Battery tie down
>
>
> Gravity is plenty, unless you are offroading, a group 26 wedges in there
> pretty
>
> tightly.  If you ever end up upside down the battery coming loose is the 
> least
>
> of your concerns.
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>
> --- craigstraub at sbcglobal.net wrote:
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> From: "Craig Straub" <craigstraub at sbcglobal.net>
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> To: <mgs at autox.team.net>
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> Subject: [Mgs] Battery tie down
>
> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:08:07 -0500
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> Hi list,
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>
> I replaced my 2 six volt batteries in my MGB with a single 12 volt.
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>
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> As of right now I do not see how to tie down or to secure the battery.
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> Any suggestions?
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> Thanks,
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>
>
> Craig
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