Another Battery Question

[beano500]

So who had a flat battery on Saturday

Never mind, thinks I. I have a cunning plan.

I pitch up in the Eurobox, remove the HT leads (special connector jobbies) from their pristine pouch and connect up to the Tuscan.....


....er.....




...oh BV£$3R!!! They're not long enough


Anyway, got going OK - but a heads up to anyone:

1 make sure you have jump leads
2 make sure you don't lock them in the car
3 be aware that they're not very long. OK if you can draw a vehicle right alongside and the battery is on the side, but in an Audi, for example, the battery is right in the middle under the screen!


Oh - and does anyone know where I can get a really good quality set of leads to use as extensions, and have any bright ideas about a neat way to keep them insulated at the "join"?

[basil brush]

I know what you mean about the reach of the leads. I've had that fun before.

[beano500]

basil brush said:

I've had that fun before.

How did you solve it then?

[nelly1]

beano500 said:

I pitch up in the Eurobox, remove the HT leads (special connector jobbies) from their pristine pouch and connect up to the Tuscan.....

Maybe they'd be a bit longer if you used Jump Leads instead of HT leads?

Seriously though.....have a word with the good folk at Leven Tech. (www.leventechnology.co.uk/index.htm).
I'm sure they could knock you up an extension or even modify the originals....they have the cables / connectors to do a pucker job there and then to whatever length you require.

Very helpful people indeed!

ATB

Neill

[basil brush]

beano500 said:

basil brush said: I've had that fun before. How did you solve it then?

By parking the other car so close I had to climb out of the passenger side. Not very helpful, sorry.

[beano500]

nelly1 said:

Jump Leads instead of HT leads?

You can't get the staff can you! My PA will have to be severely reprimanded for that!

Thanks for the tip!