Repair Battery Posts? UPDATE-Photos
Update at end (5 Sep post) I have over torqued the threaded bolts on a couple of posts so they have come out loose. The bolts are simply set upside down with the head covered in the lead of the pos...
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The crimp gizmo worked great! It expanded to fit around the lead post ok, and the jaws were far apart angling out but the tightening bolt was long enough (or I could have used longer bolt)
The lead post is only half as high as the crimp clamp but it makes good contact with the lead (which I cleaned up first).
So the test was whether it would get too hot. This terminal (on a pair of 6s) is only for the pos parallel link (#4AWG) to the other pair of batteries and is not the terminal that takes the whole amps, which is the neg on this pair.
I ran the microwave for 5 minutes, Trimetric showing 110a, so should be about 55a on this terminal. Fingers on terminal while the 5 minutes ran on. The part around the lead post stayed cold, but the extension with the nut attachment to the wire ring lug started to warm up at its bolt. It got fairly hot but not so much I could not leave my fingers on it.
Can't say how it would be after 10 minutes! Anyway, I have declared it safe to use as is. Certainly better than that loose bolt.
I took a couple pictures, but can't post them till I get more of an internet access whenever. Not very exciting to look at anyway.
The lead post is only half as high as the crimp clamp but it makes good contact with the lead (which I cleaned up first).
So the test was whether it would get too hot. This terminal (on a pair of 6s) is only for the pos parallel link (#4AWG) to the other pair of batteries and is not the terminal that takes the whole amps, which is the neg on this pair.
I ran the microwave for 5 minutes, Trimetric showing 110a, so should be about 55a on this terminal. Fingers on terminal while the 5 minutes ran on. The part around the lead post stayed cold, but the extension with the nut attachment to the wire ring lug started to warm up at its bolt. It got fairly hot but not so much I could not leave my fingers on it.
Can't say how it would be after 10 minutes! Anyway, I have declared it safe to use as is. Certainly better than that loose bolt.
I took a couple pictures, but can't post them till I get more of an internet access whenever. Not very exciting to look at anyway.
