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Title: Reduce battery terminal Size ??
Post by: Fieldsy on October 16, 2009, 05:45:36 pm

Having bought a leisure battery and some quick release battery terminals, have only just noticed that the positive terminal is larger than the negative and the quick release clamp won't quite fit over the positive. Is it ok to reduce the diameter size of the battery post and how would you advise the best way of doing it.? Is it a matter of filing, filing and more filing or a strong grade emery or such like abrasive paper??

thanks

Fieldsy

Title: Re: Reduce battery terminal Size ??
Post by: d s windowcleaning on October 16, 2009, 05:51:55 pm

rather than filing the battery terminal couldnt you just open the clamp up more ?
 if not ive used emery paper on the terminals before .they are only lead so it wont take long .

Title: Re: Reduce battery terminal Size ??
Post by: jeff1 on October 16, 2009, 05:57:43 pm

Quote from: Fieldsy on October 16, 2009, 05:45:36 pm

Having bought a leisure battery and some quick release battery terminals, have only just noticed that the positive terminal is larger than the negative and the quick release clamp won't quite fit over the positive. Is it ok to reduce the diameter size of the battery post and how would you advise the best way of doing it.? Is it a matter of filing, filing and more filing or a strong grade emery or such like abrasive paper??

thanks

Fieldsy

As Dave said if you can't open the clamp any more then yes, as your only using it for a pump then it will be fine, Just don't try using it in the future to draw any heavy currents or you stand the chance of melting the terminal if you take it down to far.

Title: Re: Reduce battery terminal Size ??
Post by: Fieldsy on October 16, 2009, 05:59:02 pm

Thanks Dave, no they are Brass terminals and don't respond to being prised open, they just spring back again, but obviously as you tighten them they close ok. It looks like an emery paper jobby then :(  lol



just seen your post as typing Jeff, thanks for the input, yes it will only be for the pump..................and by the way jeff, got my charger  ;)

Title: Re: Reduce battery terminal Size ??
Post by: jeff1 on October 16, 2009, 06:08:31 pm

Nice one fieldsy what one did you get in the end??

Title: Re: Reduce battery terminal Size ??
Post by: Fieldsy on October 16, 2009, 06:28:36 pm

Went for this one Jeff, seems as though it had everything I needed on it..............thanks for all the mails m8  ;)

http://www.limeshop.co.uk/p-404-12v-smart-digital-battery-charger-car-charger-boat.aspx?CAWELAID=406383454

Title: Re: Reduce battery terminal Size ??
Post by: Jason Atwell on October 16, 2009, 06:47:50 pm

Wouldnt it be easier to get some crocodile clips, i got some from a car accessories shop for a couple of quid! Rather than trying to make the terminal smaller!

Title: Re: Reduce battery terminal Size ??
Post by: Fieldsy on October 16, 2009, 07:13:29 pm

well ,yh it would, but a few people said they had problems with good connections with crocodile clips, so I tried to cover all avenues.............and still ended up with a problem........lol    I knew I couldn't win...lol

Title: Re: Reduce battery terminal Size ??
Post by: Window Washers on October 17, 2009, 07:42:48 am

Quote from: Fieldsy on October 16, 2009, 07:13:29 pm

well ,yh it would, but a few people said they had problems with good connections with crocodile clips, so I tried to cover all avenues.............and still ended up with a problem........lol    I knew I couldn't win...lol

if they are red and blue connectors, they dont give the best fit either, I have them on my of my van systems and forever going back and moving them  ::) we get round to changing them again third time lucky maybe

Title: Re: Reduce battery terminal Size ??
Post by: daniel worgan on October 17, 2009, 09:03:39 am

When i fitted my pump,years ago, i just some small round terminal connectors on the wiring system and drilled into the battery terminals and the used a screw into each terminal to hold the connections.Never had any problems,and when taking the pump out to be serviced i just simply had to unscrew the connectors....easy really.

Title: Re: Reduce battery terminal Size ??
Post by: Fieldsy on October 17, 2009, 11:36:55 am

These are the type...........not the red and blue ones, so hopefully they are more secure. Second item down.

http://www.speeding.co.uk/acatalog/Best_Sellers.html