PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 363
FEBRUARY 1983
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If you've got to take oF the
batter gRound cable foR tRouble-
shootiNG OR REpA±R±²G tHE ElECtR±CAL
system, take the cable teRminal off
the clamP³´µT the clamP off the
Post. ¶hen you won't upset a good
clamP
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to¸Post coNnection¹
.
ºf
theRe's some Reason foR
taking the clamP off the Post, use
the l»teR tool, ¼S¼ 5120¸00
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944
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4268½ inyouR¼o¾1 ¿ommonShoP
ÀquiPment¾ ¼eveR tRy to PRy the
clamP off with a scRewdRiveR oR
some otheR tool¹ You'll most likely
bust a hole in the toP of the
batter¾
Make suRe you've got a good
connection when you Put the
clamP back on¾ You need mAxÁ
imum contact between the clamP
and Post to get full PoweR out of
the batteRyÂand also to get full
PoweR into the batter when it's
being RecÃaRged by the geneRatoR
oR alteRnatoR.
SmalLer
-=
cLamp hoLe
for smalLer
battery
post
NEGATIVE
no good-
repLace i±!
cleaning toOl, NSN 6140-00-831±
3²²9, i³ yOur NO. 1 ShOp EqUIp´
me³t.
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GeT the clamp all the waY
dOw³ Over tHe pOstµ BUt ³ever
Hammer iT dOw³; yOu'L¶ bUst Up
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thi³gs Inside the bat¸ery¹ Get YOUr
SpReadeR
²oo³
suppOrt tO make yOu a tapered
spreader TOOl frOm 1ºi³ diameter
bar stOck» ¼se tHe tOO¶ tO spread
the clamp sO it½ll f¾t easily On the
battery pOst»
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¼se
2
wrenches OF the rIght
size TO tighte³ the clamp bOlt and
nUT¿ ÀeverÁbut neverÂuse a³
adjustable wrench¿ Ãt'll s¶ip OFf and
pU³cH a hOLe In tHe battery tOp.
When tÄe nUt's jUst snUg, give it
Only a \Åurn mOreÆ Çf the clamp
Takes a se¶FÈlOcki³g shOulder ³ut,
fUl¶ ³UT pressure On the clamp.
BesIdes, the sHOU¶der end wil¶ dig
i³tOÂa³d tear upÁthe clampÉ
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Smear a ¶igHt cOat OF grease
(GAA) Êll Over tËe clamp a³d pOst
tO head OFF cOrrOsiO³Ì
SOMe peOpLe
thÍÎk the GAA gOes On The pOst
ÏefORe the clamP gOes On
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WROng
Ñ
ÒhaT
makes
fOr
mÓghty
POOr
cOntact ÏeTween the clamp and
POsTÌ
When you mount a cable to
a clamp, Put the cable teRminal
undeR the bolt head¾ If it's undeR
the nut, cable bounce will loosen
the nut¾ If 2 cables go on the
clamP, you can Put the second
cable undeR the nut¾ ¶hen use
Plastic hangeR stRaPs, ¼S¼ 5975Ä
00¸074Å2072½
to
keeP the cable
fRom bouncing.
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