Battery Terminal
Submitted: Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 21:17
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Hi, recently bought a dual battery system which came with a fused terminal box as below.. However it connects to the battery via a battery post / pole rather than my fullriver battery which uses 8mm bolts... Is there such thing as a pole to M8 converter , or does anyone know of an alternative?? Thxs
Reply By: Geoff (Newcastle, NSW) - Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 21:19
Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 21:19
Post a photo of your question please.
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Follow Up By: ss--ss - Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 21:27
Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 21:27
Yeah it's a bit hard to explain but basically want to connect this to this :
to this
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Follow Up By: Battery Value Pty Ltd - Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 22:43
Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 22:43
couple of big washers with a 8 mm hole, covering top and bottom of terminal clamp. Use long M8 screws to screw into battery terminal. Use star washers on top of the two plain washers for better conductivity.
Secure box so it can't move sideways, unscrewing the bolt.
You might want to fill the void inside the clamp with a few smaller washers (and a blob of silicone to stop any rattling) to keep everything centered around the bolt.
Best regards, Peter
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Reply By: GerryP - Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 21:34
Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 21:34
Just going by the picture, can you remove the bolt that appears to hold the battery clamp, then bolt the fuse box directly to the battery using that bolt hole? May need a longer bolt perhaps. Bit hard without being there, but it looks as though it's simply all bolted together.
Cheers
Gerry
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Reply By: Member - William B (The Shire) - Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 22:36
Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 22:36
Hi,
I have a odyssey battery that has a similar arrangement, you can have it as shown in your photo of your battery or you can use a fabricated post that bolts to the battery in what the company calls a "" brass automotive terminal"", that you can then use your fused terminal on.
Hope that makes sense.
Cheers
Will
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Reply By:- Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 23:23
Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 23:23
Cut a terminal off an old battery, drill a hole big enough to take your M8 bolt and install as necessary.
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Follow Up By: Sand Man (SA) - Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 at 07:24
Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 at 07:24
Now that is lateral thinking and pretty cheap too!
I would probably have fabricated a post out of a piece of brass rod.
Bill.
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Reply By: ABR - SIDEWINDER - Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 at 09:14
Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 at 09:14
I have some brass adapters left over from Absorbed Power AGMs.
Contact me and I can send you one.
Regards
Derek from ABR
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Follow Up By: ss--ss - Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 at 09:38
Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 at 09:38
Thanks for the offer Derek,, I just received an order of cables & connectors from you a couple of days ago, didn't think to ask you :(
Anyway not to worry got my hands on a pair this morning from the guys who I got the battery from ..
Thanks Everyone for there replies !
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Reply By: R&J Batteries - Friday, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:09
Friday, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:09
Automotive post terminal adaptors available for Fullriver in both M6 and M8 versions. (we changed the insert spec about a year ago from M6 to M8). If it is a 105Ah, it should be M8 (but
check!). Part No is TP08POS and TP08NEG. See
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Dave
Fullriver Product Manager (Australia & NZ)
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