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Subject:Re: Inverter/Aux Battery question
From:Daniel Rotblatt
Date:Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:46:19 -0700

Too late now for the Odyssey :-(

Thanks for the input though!

dan

On Jul 30, 2011, at 9:19 AM, Karl wrote:

> Basically, you've disconnected the screw posts from the battery, so power no longer is flowing to these. Some folks drill the center of the cut post and use a screw and large washer to reconnect the post center to the outer shell but some have also been successful in soldering across the gap. FWIW, Odyssey makes the PC1200 which I believe fits without cutting.
> 
> On 7/30/2011 12:11 PM, Daniel Rotblatt wrote:
>> Karl-
>> 
>> I did cut off the terminals.  I didn't solder the posts.  What happens if the posts are not attached (I will attach them)?
>> 
>> Dan
>> Los Angeles, CA
>> '85 Westy Weekender
>> 
>> On Jul 29, 2011, at 8:33 PM, Karl Mullendore wrote:
>> 
>>> Did you per chance cut the top terminals to make the battery fit, as some
>>> do? If so, the cut posts need to be reconnected through solder or screw or
>>> some method.
>> 
>>