Don't be too quick to judge.

The guy is right and you all are wrong.

Kim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?

> That certainly wouldn't cause a "Short".
>
> I once had a battery clamp that was still a tad loose after tightening
> it to the point where the tabs were touching.  On that one, I simply
> split a short piece of thin walled copper pipe, which I slipped over the
> battery terminal before putting the clamp on, and I used it that way for
> over four years without any problems.
>
> Mike
>