PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-498
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 498
MAY 1994
If you can move the batteries, tighTen
the holddowN. BuT NoT so TighT you crack
or defoRm The baTTeRy, of course±
Once The batteRy's TighT² looK aT The
cable clamps³
A
loose clamp will buRN
oR cRack a TeRminaL´ Donµt twisT and TuRn
The ca¶les to TesT Them· though¸¹haT jusT
loosens up a TºghT c»amp´
A
loose Term¼naL clamp caN leT e½ec-
TriciTy aRc betweeN The post aNd meTaL³
¾haT desT¿oys The posTÀ
When you TºghteN The Nut aNd ¶olT oN
the
aTTery clampÁ use Two wreNches oF
The RighT size NoT an adJusTa¶Le wReNchÃ
Be ca¿eFul wºTh LoNg wreNches, Too³
If
you hiT ¶oTh posTs wºÄh The wreNch, you
caN cause a sparkÀ ¹haT spaRk can ¶e
eNough Åo cause the baTÄeRy to expLode¸
When The clamp NuT ºs sNugÆ gºve Çt
aNoTheR
l/4
TuRN aNd sTopÈ ¹hatµs enoughÉ
PuT ca¶Le To clamp conNecToRs under
The head of The clamp ¶olTÊ ¹hat Keeps
vºbRatºon fRom loosening the conNectËoNÌ
PS ±98
When you Remove a clamp FRom The
baTtery posTÍ agaiN use the rºghTÎsºZed
wRenches To looseN The nuT´ Ïever use a
scRewdrÐver to pry the clamp LooseÃ
ÑhaTÒs a good way to poÓe a hole ºn The
baTTery caseÃ
ÔiNallyÍ check ca¶le coNNecTºoNs oN
The eNd away fRom The ¶aTTeryÕ Make
suRe TheyµRe TighT. Eye¶all posiTºveÖ
and otheR hoT× cables aT aNy poiNT They
go ThRough holes ºN meTaLØ ¾he ho»e
should haVe a gRommeT To protecT The
cableµs iNsuLaTºoNÙ
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