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Zadkiel
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Post subject: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top  Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:41 pm |
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Any one know where I can get some?
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DeeCee
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:14 pm |
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you mean lugs? any electrical wholesaler will have lugs
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:40 pm |
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It has holes on the side into which extra terminals can be screwed in.
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DeeCee
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:17 pm |
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yes i know the optima side terminals. Are your ones empty and don't have the covers or something? being more decriptive would help us help you.
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:23 pm |
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assuming he wants more terminals to screw in, so he can run other stuff for no reason
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Scoobydoo
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:38 pm |
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Which is why if you use lugs with 10mm holes, you can just screw the lugs down with a bolt of the right thread.
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Zadkiel
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:44 am |
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Looks like the best idea is to head to a wholesaler and have a look.  I want to use the side terminals as clearance is very minimal around the top of my battery.
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:16 am |
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Yep I hear that... I had that issue with my Orbital. It was just easier using those terminals rather than have to fk around with battery terminals.
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grandell
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:57 pm |
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why cant you just use the screws from the top?
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Scoobydoo
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:31 am |
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The top has posts, not threads.
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:23 am |
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I initially used bolts then i made some up on a lathe.
If you dont have access to a lathe then it is probably easier to get some off ebay from the USA as i could not find any locally.
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grandell
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:56 pm |
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do the top posts unscrew?
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DeeCee
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:11 pm |
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grandell wrote: do the top posts unscrew? no. Only the side post mounts are able to take a bolt to secure lugs onto it. Its just a matter of going down to a fasteners company and finiding the right thread pitch and depth to secure stuff to it. Done the same thing with orbitals and the kinetiks. Find right thread pitch, find right length of bolt and attach down easy peasy.
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Scoobydoo
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:00 pm |
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Zadkiel
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:36 pm |
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Thank's for that, unfortunately they are in Wellington.
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Scoobydoo
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Post subject: Re: Side terminals for Optima Yellow Top Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:48 pm |
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Ring them?
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