[Spridgets] Small project update

[WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com]

Several years ago I fitted an Anderson auxiliary power connecter to my  
Sprite and I never liked the way this worked.  The  cables were too thick, 
being sized to the Anderson terminals and rather than get  smaller (internally) 
Anderson terminals, and thinner cable I just pressed ahead  and produced 
something I never liked the look of every time I lifted the  bonnet.  
Eventually I ordered the correct size Anderson  terminals but then left them to one 
side while I pondered the cable runs for  several years and so I had more of 
a never started, than an unfinished,  project.   About a year ago I was 
looking for a new  car battery for the Sprite.  I found several that were what I 
 wanted, but nearly all had small/Japanese terminal posts which would have 
meant  replacing battery clamps etc.  Eventually, following a lot of 
internet  searching I found a good battery that did have regular size terminal  
posts.  However, when I went to buy and collect it I found  that while it did 
have regular size terminal posts it turns out it was a small  terminal post 
battery with hollow lead cones tapped on top!  Fast  forward to the Anderson 
project which is to replace the super fat wiring with an  appropriate size 
wiring, more to get things to look right than save  weight.  I decided I 
might as well convert to the small  terminals at this time since I’d need to 
replace the battery clamps  anyway.  One thing lead to another and I ended up 
doing a  bunch of tidying up on the job which slowed me down including work 
to the  Anderson fixing bracket, painting it, doing the earth lead twice 
since I wasn’t  happy with how it turned out the first time.  I’ve  also 
decided to sleeve the live lead in clear plastic tubing for extra  insulation 
which will be a follow up job.  Since I  weigh everything I replace in the never 
ending quest for weight saving I’d  figured on maybe saving a 100g or so on 
this job but in fact saved 540g which  was a massive bonus.
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