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At 01:42 03/11/05 -0500, Wayne wrote:
>Anyone know of adapters to allow a small battery (eg: lawn tractor,
>motorcycle) with the flat connectors to connect to a standard round
>automotive cable?
They are, or were, available off the shelf. I've got a set kicking around
from six or seven years ago.
>Been thinking I could just try casting some lead parts, since that's
>what the terminals all see to be. But if there's an off-the-shelf
>source, that would be better!
Why not cut the posts off a dead battery? Drill and tap the bases, coarse
thread, then screw onto the flat posts. Or you might find that using a
longer bolt on the clamp connector will enable you to bolt the clamp onto
the flat post through hole in the post.
Nick Brearley
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