[RE-wrenches] Battery Terminal Connections

[William Miller]

John:

Of course.  The protocol is copper eyelet in direct contact with the flag.

William



At 06:51 AM 4/1/2013, you wrote:

>William:
>
>I agree completely on all points.
>I have also seen many bolt heads “migrate” through the battery terminals 
>and even split the terminal.
>Washers are cheap and effective prevention.
>
>Just one more thing
as an afterthought.
>Stainless is a lousy conductor – NEVER put a stainless washers in the 
>current path, i.e. not between the terminal and the cable ends.
>It might seem ok during basic testing but during a long high current 
>charge or discharge the stainless washer will  get very hot and bad things 
>can happen.
>
>Best Regards,
>
>John Berdner