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Offline Teletom

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obscure one...battery plugs
« on: 29 April 2009, 14:19 »
One of the plugs from my battery has worked itself out and is now lost somewhere on the road.

I'd really rather not fork out for a new one, I'm thinking of raiding my nearest scrapyard, does anyone
1) have any better suggestions
2) know if there are many variations in these plugs, I've got a horrible feeling there will be

Got a bit of gaffer over the hole at the moment, not ideal I know!

cheers
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Offline Horney

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Re: obscure one...battery plugs
« Reply #1 on: 29 April 2009, 14:21 »
Each battery will be different and I would have thought finding one the same in scrappie pretty unlikely. How the hell did it come off? I'd get a new battery TBH.

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Offline Teletom

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Re: obscure one...battery plugs
« Reply #2 on: 29 April 2009, 16:28 »
don't worry I sorted it!
visited my parents and my dad had a perfectly sized rubber bung in a box of random bits in the garage, I really don't know where I'd be without all the random crap he keeps!
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Offline Daston

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Re: obscure one...battery plugs
« Reply #3 on: 29 April 2009, 19:18 »
I think they get a box or something when their first child is born as my old man is exactly the same.
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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: obscure one...battery plugs
« Reply #4 on: 29 April 2009, 22:27 »
I drilled a hole through my last battery by accident with a 10mm drill :embarassed:

I just stuck a piece of duct tape over the hole :laugh: That battery lasted a good 6 years too!

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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: obscure one...battery plugs
« Reply #5 on: 29 April 2009, 22:50 »
What were you doing that caused you to drill a hole in the battery?
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Offline Mr Blue

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Re: obscure one...battery plugs
« Reply #6 on: 29 April 2009, 22:53 »
Quote from: AudiA8Quattro on 29 April 2009, 22:50
What were you doing that caused you to drill a hole in the battery?

My guess is that he used the battery as a work top  :grin:
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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: obscure one...battery plugs
« Reply #7 on: 30 April 2009, 06:58 »
Quote from: Mr Blue on 29 April 2009, 22:53
My guess is that he used the battery as a work top  :grin:

Yup.
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Offline Daston

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Re: obscure one...battery plugs
« Reply #8 on: 30 April 2009, 17:45 »
Quote from: Ben Lessani on 29 April 2009, 22:27
I drilled a hole through my last battery by accident with a 10mm drill :embarassed:

I just stuck a piece of duct tape over the hole :laugh: That battery lasted a good 6 years too!



Quick question where did you get the cable covers for you + & - cable? My + cable is covered by my - is naked (ooh err)
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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: obscure one...battery plugs
« Reply #9 on: 30 April 2009, 20:08 »
-ve doesn't have to be covered.

I got the rubber covers with the wiring kit, any other wires are just insulation taped TIGHT.
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