Batteries in the US have two size posts for positive and negative too.
Larry Hoy
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>From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of paul.hunt1@virgin.net
>Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 1:10 PM
>To: Chris Thompson; mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: You do realize... This means war.
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>Dunno about over there, but in the UK batteries (6v and 12v) come with
>different sized posts for positive and negative, and hence need different
>sized clamps. Stops one connecting the battery the wrong way round - unless
>one pounds the small connector onto the big post and wedges the big
>connector onto the small post with fag-packet silver paper ...
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Chris Thompson <ct@cthompson.com>
>To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2000 12:54 AM
>Subject: You do realize... This means war.
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>> The terminal on the lead that runs up front (You know, the long, difficult
>> to replace one) split in two when I tried to crank it down. At 11:30pm,
>> nothing open. So I bought a replacement terminal for the positive lead
>that
>> I could clamp on. It wont fit over the battery terminal. It's just
>> THAT much too small. Tried to spread the jaws a bit, but that
>> didnt work either. Eventually I ended up pounding the terminal onto the
>post
>> with brute force, thinking all the while that THIS is the kind of dumb
>thing
>> that people on this list complain about DPO's doing.
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