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Battery Terminal Cleaning Tools The red tool looks cheaper, but it actually works much better than ...
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These are the absolute crappiest terminals on the market, and they're becoming the most-popular. Th...
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Late-Model OE-style Battery Terminals ~$10ea @ NAPA The "lead-free" description is mislea...
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Q: "Why do I have battery problems?" A: Why wouldn't you? Any ONE of these can cause slow...
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Battery Brands Choose wisely. A few extra dollars up front can be a lot cheaper in the long run. ...
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This one of the reasons why some batteries cost more: their cases are molded better around the lead ...
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Before hammering the terminal down onto the battery post, remove its bolt (especially if it's very d...
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For whatever reasons (corrosion, overtightening, poorly-attached accessories...), automotive battery...
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Fortunately, the Lead terminal didn't melt into the Lead battery post, and the battery wire is virtu...
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This terminal appears to be in fair condition for its age, but I'm replacing the other anyway, so th...
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This shows how little of the wire is actually in contact with the lead terminal, and how much room t...
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This terminal is about to fail for a variety of reasons, and that exposed wire isn't doing great. [...
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Internally, it's even more corroded than the negative terminal shown before. [url=https://www.super...
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As bad as this looks, it CAN be cleaned & repaired without losing much of the cables' length. The w...
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After cutting off the damaged terminal & stripping the cable slightly less than the depth of the rep...
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The strands are now shiny clean, and the cable has been pre-bent the way it will need to be after th...
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The cable (along with any other wires to be attached) has been set in position in the new terminal, ...
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The essence of soldering is: 1) clean surfaces 2) all parts heated above the melting point of the so...
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Note that the solder totally fills the socket, and the heat was maintained long enough for some sold...
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The cooled & wire-brushed terminal is now installed on the cleaned battery post, making a connection...
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This '94 truck required 2 new terminals. Note that the amplifier's fuse wire was soldered into the ...
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This owner was about to buy a new battery because the truck would barely start, and the battery wasn...
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These setscrew pigtail terminals aren't the worst, but they're still not as good as soldered termina...
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Uuummmm... . No.
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