2b_pablo
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| posted on 12/2/08 at 12:31 PM |
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battery terminals for odyssey batteries
Hey all, Ive installed my odyssey battery ok using 2 small M6 bolts.
problem is as my car is mainly a track car the battery will need charged / jumped etc but there is very little scope to attach jump leads etc to the
terminals.
can you get nice big fat terminals for these batteries? would make life easier.
cheers
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if it aint broke... pull it off and upgrade it!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 12/2/08 at 12:35 PM |
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straight copper pipe fitting, crush it halfway down, drill a hole through the crushed bit & bolt it on to the terminal, bingo 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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02GF74
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| posted on 12/2/08 at 12:36 PM |
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I think you are better off attaching a wire to the solenoid.
If you chassis is well earthed, the nwelding on a tab and attaching a piece of wire to it.
you can buy two part battery jump lead connectors so can attach wires to this and have the other end for your charger/jumper.
If you onlky plan to charge battery you can get away with much smaller wires - up to 10 A should be fine (depends on charger of course).
Jumper would need fat cables.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 12/2/08 at 12:41 PM |
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you can get proper bolt on adaptors...
(got them on mine)
linky
[Edited on 12-2-08 by DaveFJ]
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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2b_pablo
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| posted on 12/2/08 at 12:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
straight copper pipe fitting, crush it halfway down, drill a hole through the crushed bit & bolt it on to the terminal, bingo
thats good mate, very good!
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if it aint broke... pull it off and upgrade it!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 12/2/08 at 12:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 2b_pablo
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
straight copper pipe fitting, crush it halfway down, drill a hole through the crushed bit & bolt it on to the terminal, bingo
thats good mate, very good!
must be this spicey chinese I'm eating, it's woke me up 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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2b_pablo
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| posted on 12/2/08 at 12:52 PM |
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whippy for PM 
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if it aint broke... pull it off and upgrade it!
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RazMan
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| posted on 12/2/08 at 02:34 PM |
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If it is just for charging why not fit a dedicated plug which will be much quicker to connect and you could site it somewhere really easy to get to.
The gel batteries never need maintenance and can be tucked away in all sorts of places.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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2b_pablo
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| posted on 12/2/08 at 02:41 PM |
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here is the battery area. its pretty accessible so happy enough to use posts on top of the terminal.
im actually thinking now of a piece of copper pipe with a 90deg bend screwed to the battery and pointing straight up. then the top capped with
heatshrink or something to stop the bonnet touching off it while fitting.
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if it aint broke... pull it off and upgrade it!
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nitram38
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| posted on 12/2/08 at 03:52 PM |
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The jumper plug you need is called an "Anderson plug/socket"
I have one on the F1-2 and I will be fitting one on the MotaLeira. They make jump starting or charging a doddle.
They are used on lots of race cars.
Powervamp sell them (amongst others)
[Edited on 12/2/2008 by nitram38]
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