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Posted: 6/17/11
Battery Terminal Cleaning Tools
The red tool looks cheaper, but it actually works much better than ... | 
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Posted: 12/26/09
These are the absolute crappiest terminals on the market, and they're becoming the most-popular. Th... | 
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Posted: 4/28/09
Late-Model OE-style Battery Terminals ~$10ea @ NAPA
The "lead-free" description is mislea... | 
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Posted: 3/12/16
Q: "Why do I have battery problems?"
A: Why wouldn't you?
Any ONE of these can cause slow... | 
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Posted: 7/19/20
Battery Brands
Choose wisely. A few extra dollars up front can be a lot cheaper in the long run. ... |
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Posted: 1/16/18
This one of the reasons why some batteries cost more: their cases are molded better around the lead ... | 
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Posted: 5/20/15
Before hammering the terminal down onto the battery post, remove its bolt (especially if it's very d... | 
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Posted: 4/17/09
For whatever reasons (corrosion, overtightening, poorly-attached accessories...), automotive battery... | 
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Posted: 4/17/09
Fortunately, the Lead terminal didn't melt into the Lead battery post, and the battery wire is virtu... | 
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Posted: 2/21/11
This terminal appears to be in fair condition for its age, but I'm replacing the other anyway, so th... |
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Posted: 2/21/11
This shows how little of the wire is actually in contact with the lead terminal, and how much room t... | 
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Posted: 2/21/11
This terminal is about to fail for a variety of reasons, and that exposed wire isn't doing great.
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Posted: 2/21/11
Internally, it's even more corroded than the negative terminal shown before.
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Posted: 2/21/11
As bad as this looks, it CAN be cleaned & repaired without losing much of the cables' length. The w... | 
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Posted: 4/17/09
After cutting off the damaged terminal & stripping the cable slightly less than the depth of the rep... |
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Posted: 4/17/09
The strands are now shiny clean, and the cable has been pre-bent the way it will need to be after th... | 
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Posted: 4/17/09
The cable (along with any other wires to be attached) has been set in position in the new terminal, ... | 
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Posted: 4/17/09
The essence of soldering is:
1) clean surfaces
2) all parts heated above the melting point of the so... | 
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Posted: 4/17/09
Note that the solder totally fills the socket, and the heat was maintained long enough for some sold... | 
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Posted: 4/17/09
The cooled & wire-brushed terminal is now installed on the cleaned battery post, making a connection... |
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Posted: 4/17/09
This '94 truck required 2 new terminals. Note that the amplifier's fuse wire was soldered into the ... | 
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Posted: 4/5/24
This owner was about to buy a new battery because the truck would barely start, and the battery wasn... | 
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Posted: 4/5/24
These setscrew pigtail terminals aren't the worst, but they're still not as good as soldered termina... | 
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Posted: 4/5/24
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Solder-On Battery Terminals