You can do better than that David. Did you not read the recent post from the
guy whose van went up in flames from a dead short? Have you never had a
British car? You'll need to insulate that positive terminal with a hard,
non-abradable plastic hat like the one that came with my Costco battery.
Get 'em tiger.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Marshall" <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
To: <
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 8:14 PM
Subject: Optima Battery safety question

> Tonight I installed a Group 34 Optima battery in my TriStar.  I did as
many
> people have done, laid it over on it's side so the terminals point forward
> and then secure the battery clamps.  Has anyone ever started arc-welding
> using this method or have a battery be a projectile in an accident?  With
> the battery on it's side the positive clamp is only a few millimetres away
> from the floor under the seat and there is no way of securing the battery.
> What I did to make me feel half at ease, is use the stock clamp down bar
to
> force the battery to the rear of the tray so it can't lift up and used
four
> layers of water softening salt bag under the positing terminal so will not
> [hopefully] touch if the Syncro goes on a weird angle or gets into an
> accident... but it can still slide from side to side - if it goes too much
> to the passenger side the positive clamp will touch the factory battery
> retaining bar.  I have inserted a 2x4 and a 1x4 piece of wood on the
> passenger side of the battery to keep it in the driver side of the tray...
> someone please tell me there is a more elegant and safe way of doing this!
>
> David Marshall
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