Copper spacer for battery
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EDIT: Mine were shaped like the letter "D", unclear if the OP has the same issue, his look circular.
Not as easy to find as you might think (at least that was my experience). Not even sure what that 'part' is called (?) as its not just a normal 'washer'.
I bought a new battery years back, it came w/ 2. When putting in the bike one fell of course and disappeared in the garage! Due to how the battery wire mounts to the battery it was absolutely necessary to have one. Couldn't find one anywhere, hardware stores didn't even know what it was.
Ended up taking the other one and getting 2-3 small washers about the same size and using a Dremel I cut a segment off to make them the same shape then mounted on the battery. It worked well.
Techbattery solutions (or batterymart) - can't recall who I bought it from, dropped a few more in the mail to me when I called w/ the issue. Once they arrived, I removed the temp washer setup I had and installed the proper copper "D".
TIP: use a touch of super glue and 'glue' the suckers to the battery once its in the bike and you're about to mount the wires. Just a touch, enough to hold in place.
Not as easy to find as you might think (at least that was my experience). Not even sure what that 'part' is called (?) as its not just a normal 'washer'.
I bought a new battery years back, it came w/ 2. When putting in the bike one fell of course and disappeared in the garage! Due to how the battery wire mounts to the battery it was absolutely necessary to have one. Couldn't find one anywhere, hardware stores didn't even know what it was.
Ended up taking the other one and getting 2-3 small washers about the same size and using a Dremel I cut a segment off to make them the same shape then mounted on the battery. It worked well.
Techbattery solutions (or batterymart) - can't recall who I bought it from, dropped a few more in the mail to me when I called w/ the issue. Once they arrived, I removed the temp washer setup I had and installed the proper copper "D".
TIP: use a touch of super glue and 'glue' the suckers to the battery once its in the bike and you're about to mount the wires. Just a touch, enough to hold in place.
Last edited by F150HD; Nov 8, 2018 at 07:46 PM.
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