[ausev] broken battery terminal

[Mike Delany]

Back in my high school hot rod days I melted the terminal off of a battery
trying to start a 440.  I was broke so I took a lead battery cable
terminal that I cleaned all of the old crud off of, placed it over the
melted terminal, and then filled the cavity with solder.  It was hokey but
it worked.

Mike

Certified heathen and reformed pacifist

http://www.p1800s.com

On Mon, 1 May 2006, Mark Barr wrote:

> Hi guys. A question.
>
> I had a near-meltdown a couple years back that left one of my terminals a little mishapen, with the post listing to one side. This past weekend I was doing some battery maintenance and when I went to wrench on the nut, the whole post just broke off.
>
> Is there anything I can do about this? Could I repair it with JB Weld (I'm unsure of its conductivity rating), or do I simply need to replace the battery?
>
> Thanks for any thoughts.
>
> Mark Barr
>
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