Simply absurd! That is not going to drain the battery. That is why I only go
to the Interstate battery depot near my house. No BS and they know what is
going on.
----- Original Message -----
From: "mordo" <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 8:57 AM
Subject: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?

> 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