In a message dated 98-06-12 12:59:25 EDT, sxs@Schwenk-Law.com writes:

<<When you cut them, the two can seperate after a bit from vibration...mine
did and optimus gave me a new battery.  Then they found the problem and told
me how to fix it.  Heating the lead till it begins to melt re-fuses the inner-
outer posts.>>

I know it goes without saying... but any work you do with lead, particularly
heating it, should be done with great care for reasons of safety. Provide
plenty of ventilation, and wash your hands thouroughly afterward. I know you
knew that, but sometimes we forget how poisonous that stuff is. :)

gmbulley
cary, nc