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Before going on vacation, I pulled the battery and put it on the trickle charger. After returning home, I discovered that one of the rectangle nuts fell out and I cannot find it. I ordered a new set, but is there any safe way to keep the battery cable attached in the meantime? Wouldn't a cable tie be safe or will it get hot and melt?
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a cable tie will NOT give a good enough connection and will cause you problems. Use a good bolt and nut.
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old as dirt wrote: a cable tie will NOT give a good enough connection and will cause you problems. Use a good bolt and nut. Ok, thanks. I don't have anything that will fit inside the battery terminal and neither did the hardware store. I guess I will just have to wait for the new hardware to arrive.
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they do make zip ties now out of metal. Instead of plastic.
You might try one of those.
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FentonFred wrote: old as dirt wrote: a cable tie will NOT give a good enough connection and will cause you problems. Use a good bolt and nut. Ok, thanks. I don't have anything that will fit inside the battery terminal and neither did the hardware store. I guess I will just have to wait for the new hardware to arrive. Did you try a motorcycle or battery shop?
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FunkyMonkey wrote: they do make zip ties now out of metal. Instead of plastic.
You might try one of those. NO! it would act like a fuse I bet.
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WEB-Tech wrote: FentonFred wrote: old as dirt wrote: a cable tie will NOT give a good enough connection and will cause you problems. Use a good bolt and nut. Ok, thanks. I don't have anything that will fit inside the battery terminal and neither did the hardware store. I guess I will just have to wait for the new hardware to arrive. Did you try a motorcycle or battery shop? Yeah, the battery shops around here are pretty much useless. I'm digging around in the shed to see if I can find anything to tide me over until the replacement parts get here.
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Anyplace that sells anything power sports, snowmachines, jet skis, should be about to help you out.
Heck if you want to go a few mile west of Carson City I bet my cousins have some old battery bolt kits sitting in their sheds or garages.
You could also grind down a thicker nut to make it work, it doesn't have to be a square nut.
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