battery

[cerbieboy]

hi all
i was taking the battery out for a charge and managed to break the small round connector on the side of the terminal connector (please excuse my ignorance of correct names for parts). its the small 'o' shaped connector bolted onto the side of the main positive connector. any body know what its for and if its safe to start without it?
cheers

[brogenville]

Im not absolutely sure what your meaning hear. On my car (97), the +ve battery terminal has two wires that come off it- the big one being the power to the starter, and the smaller feed being (amoungst other things) the ecu power supply. This smaller wire on my car, bolts onto the +ve terminal connector with a crimped on ring connector- I take it this is what you've broken off? If so, then its not that its going to be especially dangerous to try to start the car, more that it would just be pointless- cos it won't!

Can you post a picture of what it is that you broke?

[FarmyardPants]

Whatever it is it's there for a reason so I recommend you reconnect it

[RUSSELLM]

Sounds like a plastic washer

Anyone got a spare pack of 'Polos' ?

Edited by RUSSELLM on Friday 31st October 14:43

[greenm]

Polo's sticky tape and a large hammer me thinks but however put it back on even if you clean the wire end and tuck it under the main connector just to be seious for a sec

[jonbarrett]

My battery had three connectors. One was a power supply for an aftermarket amp for the front speakers. I decided to dissconect it as it was draining power.

[cerbieboy]

thanks for all your input, appears to be the smaller wire for ecu as mentioned in the first response. i will start sucking down some polos......

[Extra 300 Driver]

Does it look like the one on the left?

Edited by Extra 300 Driver on Saturday 1st November 18:49

[cerbieboy]

thats the fella, got one off my old man tonight who has all sorts of junk in the shed. so if its dry tomorrow..........