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profdant139
Explorer II
Jan 29, 2018

"Rabbit ear" wing nuts for battery posts: odd, but it works

The wing nuts on my battery posts are kind of tedious - they don't spin well, so it takes too long to connect and disconnect the batteries, especially in cold or wet weather, since my batteries are mo...
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CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Jan 29, 2018
profdant139 wrote:
A wing nut driver is nice, but you then have to go get your drill motor -- these rabbit things are for when I am camping (and usually boondocking). The drill is packed away in the truck.

An ordinary hex nut is way too slow.
Why not just install a battery switch? Quick, always available and not packed away. Oh and easily quick to reconnect.

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