The brother-in-law put a new battery in. He noticed that the battery terminals would not tighten up correctly. Terminals are fine, not broken, distorted or dirty. He brought it to me. I did not see the old battery. But... It appears that the old battery and thus the terminals are a straight post, not a tapered post. I loosen the terminals all the way out, open up the clamp, push it all the way down on the battery so some post is coming out the top of the clamp, and as I tighten it down, it walks up the post (the taper) and slips off. These are not lead clamps, they are silver-plated hard metal clamps. They are not meant for a tapered post. I searched the internet figuring I would find at least some with the same problem and hopefully a solution. The Positive terminal/clamp has connections and a fuse integrated into it, so cutting it off and replacing it with a standard lead replacement clamp is not an option. Anyone else had this problem? Any solutions?
Thanks, Dan
Thanks, Dan