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Old 07-29-2021, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by JSchmitz View Post
That had to hurt! Positive terminal next to the fender is a bad deal! We've all had our moments!
When I got my car it had no positive terminal cover AND no tie down!! The battery was just sitting there, held down by gravity alone, with a bare positive terminal metal all around, hoping for the best. I got the tie down and I put a insulating cover over the positive terminal.

I'm paranoid about this because I grounded a positive terminal once when I was a kid. It partly melted my wrench and part of my car. Woo!. But, I will never forget it.

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