Subject: [Spridgets] Small project update

From: WeslakeMonza1330--- via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 16:30:39 -0500

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Several years ago I fitted an Anderson auxiliary power connecter to my =20
Sprite and I never liked the way this worked.  The  cables were too thick,=
=20
being sized to the Anderson terminals and rather than get  smaller (intern=
ally)=20
Anderson terminals, and thinner cable I just pressed ahead  and produced=
=20
something I never liked the look of every time I lifted the  bonnet. =20
Eventually I ordered the correct size Anderson  terminals but then left th=
em to one=20
side while I pondered the cable runs for  several years and so I had more=
 of=20
a never started, than an unfinished,  project.   About a year ago I was=20
looking for a new  car battery for the Sprite.  I found several that were=
 what I=20
 wanted, but nearly all had small/Japanese terminal posts which would have=
=20
meant  replacing battery clamps etc.  Eventually, following a lot of=20
internet  searching I found a good battery that did have regular size term=
inal =20
posts.  However, when I went to buy and collect it I found  that while it=
 did=20
have regular size terminal posts it turns out it was a small  terminal pos=
t=20
battery with hollow lead cones tapped on top!  Fast  forward to the Anders=
on=20
project which is to replace the super fat wiring with an  appropriate size=
=20
wiring, more to get things to look right than save  weight.  I decided I=
=20
might as well convert to the small  terminals at this time since I=E2=80=
=99d need to=20
replace the battery clamps  anyway.  One thing lead to another and I ended=
 up=20
doing a  bunch of tidying up on the job which slowed me down including wor=
k=20
to the  Anderson fixing bracket, painting it, doing the earth lead twice=
=20
since I wasn=E2=80=99t  happy with how it turned out the first time.  I=E2=
=80=99ve  also=20
decided to sleeve the live lead in clear plastic tubing for extra  insulat=
ion=20
which will be a follow up job.  Since I  weigh everything I replace in the=
 never=20
ending quest for weight saving I=E2=80=99d  figured on maybe saving a 100g=
 or so on=20
this job but in fact saved 540g which  was a massive bonus.
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size=3D3>Several years ago I fitted an Anderson auxiliary power connecter=
 to my=20
Sprite and I never liked the way this worked.</FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3D3>&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=
=3D3>The=20
cables were too thick, being sized to the Anderson terminals and rather th=
an get=20
smaller (internally) Anderson terminals, and thinner cable I just pressed=
 ahead=20
and produced something I never liked the look of every time I lifted the=
=20
bonnet.</FONT><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3D3>&nbsp;=20
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3D3>Eventually I ordered the correct size Anderso=
n=20
terminals but then left them to one side while I pondered the cable runs=
 for=20
several years and so I had more of a never started, than an unfinished,=20
project.</FONT><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3D3>&nbsp;=20
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT=20
size=3D3>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3D3>About a year ago I was looking=
 for a new=20
car battery for the Sprite.</FONT><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT=
=20
size=3D3>&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3D3>I found several that were wha=
t I=20
wanted, but nearly all had small/Japanese terminal posts which would have=
 meant=20
replacing battery clamps etc.</FONT><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><FON=
T=20
size=3D3>&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3D3>Eventually, following a lot=
 of internet=20
searching I found a good battery that did have regular size terminal=20
posts.</FONT><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3D3>&nbsp;=20
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3D3>However, when I went to buy and collect it I=
 found=20
that while it did have regular size terminal posts it turns out it was a=
 small=20
terminal post battery with hollow lead cones tapped on top!</FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3D3>&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=
=3D3>Fast=20
forward to the Anderson project which is to replace the super fat wiring=
 with an=20
appropriate size wiring, more to get things to look right than save=20
weight.</FONT><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3D3>&nbsp;=20
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3D3>I decided I might as well convert to the smal=
l=20
terminals at this time since I=E2=80=99d need to replace the battery clamp=
s=20
anyway.</FONT><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3D3>&nbsp;=20
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3D3>One thing lead to another and I ended up doin=
g a=20
bunch of tidying up on the job which slowed me down including work to the=
=20
Anderson fixing bracket, painting it, doing the earth lead twice since I=
 wasn=E2=80=99t=20
happy with how it turned out the first time.</FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3D3>&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=
=3D3>I=E2=80=99ve=20
also decided to sleeve the live lead in clear plastic tubing for extra=20
insulation which will be a follow up job.</FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3D3>&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=
=3D3>Since I=20
weigh everything I replace in the never ending quest for weight saving I=
=E2=80=99d=20
figured on maybe saving a 100g or so on this job but in fact saved 540g wh=
ich=20
was a massive bonus.</FONT></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTM=
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