

| Subject: | Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge? |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:36 -0700 |
Nitwit On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 5:57 AM, mordo <helmut.blong@gmail.com> wrote: > Before I write off the friendly Advance Auto employee as a nitwit, I'll > pose > the question to the collective intelligence here. > > I sent my wife to AA to have a suspect battery tested and likely replaced. > The gentleman helping her told her very seriously that because terminal > clamps had been tightened so that the tabs were closed together between the > bolt, that it was causing a "short circuit" that was draining the battery. > He strongly urged her to replace the terminal clamps before we killed > another battery. > > Rubbish? Poppycock? WIthin the realm of possibility? > > -- > mordo > 1990 Carat > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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