Re: (ET) hot seat

["Jim (fiskfarm)" <fiskfarm attbi com>]

Larry,

To set the record straight, I am only talking about fusing the WIRES (LIFT 
&
ACCESSORIES) not the batteries! That was someone elses sug.. The plastic 
covers
that were original equipment and common sense should protect the terminals.

Jim

"Elie, Larry (L.D.)" wrote:

> That won't help on a single battery, unless you cut off the post and put 
> the
> fuse in series with the new post.  Literally, you can short out ONE 
> battery
> EVEN IF IT ISN'T CONNECTED if the cover comes down on it.
>
> Larry Elie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim (fiskfarm) [mailto:fiskfarm attbi com]
> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 2:57 PM
> To: Neil Dennis
> Cc: Elec-trak
> Subject: Re: (ET) hot seat
>
> Use encapsulated fuses!
>
> I still plan on replacing the rear bat box with a taller one. What a
> difference 1 inch would make! Some of you may recall my story of having 
> two
> 12v bats explode on the E-141. One on each side of me. Mushroom cloud of
> acid. H bomb. I was finding pieces of battery for months. 6v seem far
> tougher. That is one reason I am converting the 141 over to 6v batteries.
> Never liked 12v deep cycle. I always use two 6v even in campers.
>
> Jim
>
> Neil Dennis wrote:
>
> > Why do you think I saw off the studs that stick up from battery posts  
> > ?
> >   Didn't on my John Deere 90 when I put in new batts, wife started to
> > mow and complained that the seat got hot {:-{
> >
> > wombat