Hi Steve,
If you can get no satisfaction.
Then make your own adaptor... a copper link,
similar to buss bar material, with two holes:
5/16 and 3/8. The common post adaptor gets bolted
to the link at the 3/8" hole and the link gets
bolted to the battery at the 5/16" hole.
Detail devils: make sure of correct hole distance
apart to ensure clearance and avoid
interferences. I.E.: do the drilling locally if possible.
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 06:38 AM 25/05/2016, you wrote:
Hi All. I thought I had found what I needed
locally and after emailing the business twice to
ensure it was in stock before making the drive
(and I was assured it was in stock) - it wasn't.
He had a pair of used ones on hand and gave them
to me to make up for the error. I asked to make
sure they fit the trojans and so he screwed them
onto a battery he had there (same guy I
purchased my batteries from) and I thought I was good to go.Â
When I got to the boat, 1.5 hours away .. I
discovered that one of them was stripped. I was
FURIOUS. He literally screwed them into a batter
while I stood and watched so he KNEW that one
was stripped. Why he went ahead and wasted my
time knowing that he was wasting my time is just beyond me.Â
I had to summarize the engine one way or the
other so I wrapped some tin foil around the stud
to get the stripped adapter to stay on. Sketchy.
I'm willing to use some conductive epoxy at this
point to make it a permanent thing but I would
rather not. I also don't know which epoxy to use
for such a thing. I'm all ears though I want this done with.
Anyway, I'm still at a loss where to buy this.
All the online places I could find are in the
states and want over 20 USD for shipping, which
in and of itself isn't the worst thing .. but
they are using Fed Ex and UPS so it'll be 20 USD
to ship and another *surprise* amount at the
door. I can't stomach that, on principle if
nothing else. The adapters are typically $5 a pair.
Canadian Tire does not have these, I checked two
stores. Napa doesn't have it! They have the 3/8 flavour. I need 5/16.
Again, this is what I am after:
<https://www.acklandsgrainger.com/en/product/STUD-TOP-POST-FEMALE-1PR-PK/_/R-GRO82-9130>https://www.acklandsgrainger.com/en/product/STUD-TOP-POST-FEMALE-1PR-PK/_/R-GRO82-9130
Any push in the right direction would be much
appreciated. Crimping new battery cables isn't
out of the question but I don't have the tool
and removing the battery cables is a LOT of work.
Thanks,
Steve
Suhana, C&C 32
Toronto
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