Re: (ET) Re: Dead on the road: IT"S ALIVE!!!

[Jim Coate <jbc coate org>]

Another option if the battery has a lot of life left in it: a good 
battery dealer can melt on new terminals.



SteveS wrote:
> I had a similiar problem with a used battery that I got because someone 
> had busted the connector off a terminal. I put in a helicoil so the bolt 
> had good threads to hold onto. Still maybe not a permanent solution, but 
> I hate too see an otherwise good battery 'put down'.

Christopher Zach wrote:
> > *however* Your solution of tapping the lead with a bolt is not going 
> > to work over the long term. Lead is soft, and what will happen is the 
> > bolt will loosen, causing resistance, causing warm bolt, causing 
> > melted lead, repeat. Vibrations will also cause the bolt to work 
> > loose, causing problems.



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