Battery clamp

Battery clamp

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Stwdv

Original Poster:

273 posts

124 months

Sunday 20th July 2014
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Does anyone have a pic of what the original looked like please ?

Alan461

853 posts

131 months

Sunday 20th July 2014
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Looks like you have an S2 in your profile photo, here's the (rusty) clamp in my S2


Stwdv

Original Poster:

273 posts

124 months

Sunday 20th July 2014
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Many thanks Alan

AutoAndy

2,265 posts

215 months

Sunday 20th July 2014
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Based on my clamp, I wouldn't have it as the only means of holding the battery in place

Barry S1

1,709 posts

189 months

Sunday 20th July 2014
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If you save all your pocket money, one day you could get one like this

AutoAndy

2,265 posts

215 months

Sunday 20th July 2014
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...you mean you can afford a new belt for your trousers so the old one can go on the battery....?

Barry S1

1,709 posts

189 months

Sunday 20th July 2014
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It was only a XL need a XXL now :-)

phillpot

17,116 posts

183 months

Sunday 20th July 2014
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Barry S1 said:
If you save all your pocket money, one day you could get one like this
Save even harder and you can get one that reminds you what make of car you have wink


Griffinr

1,017 posts

174 months

Monday 21st July 2014
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As another alternative, I used a standard universal battery clamp on mine, just had to drill 2 holes on the inner side of the battery tray.
The relocated expansion tank is mounted on a piece of folded stainless sheet which is loose but held in place by the battery.
Rob.
Ps. Sorry about the upside down picture, can't get it the right way up for some reason, proves the battery clamp works anyway!


greymrj

3,316 posts

204 months

Monday 21st July 2014
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I had a nice neat stainless version of the original clamp on mine. Then I decided to put the biggest battery I could onto the tray. I now have a nice (not as nice as Philpotts I'm afraid, another improvement to add to the list) ratchet strap over the top and it works a treat, dead easy to get the battery out and the battery no longer 'chaffes' against the mounting. The MOT man reckons it is much better as well! I am NOT going back to a fiddly metal clamp!