Date:         Fri, 9 Aug 2002 20:58:10 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Optima Battery Question (cutting terminal posts?)
Comments: To: aaron@INTERVAL.COM
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Get the right Optima Battery for your van.
If they don't have one that fits ................. blow them off and
stick with known to be good products.
Cut the post, cut your warranty up.

Stan Wilder
83 Westfalia Air Cooled

On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 15:29:53 -0700 Aaron Reams <aaron@INTERVAL.COM>
writes:
> Hi Volks,
>
> I'm setting up my aux battery today.  Does anyone know if I can cut
> the top
> terminal posts off?  It's an Optima Yellow Top with both top and
> side
> terminals.  I would like to cut the top terminal posts down from 1"
> to about
> 1/4".
>
> Note:  I would think this would be okay, but I placed a call to
> Optima and
> they said that this would dry the battery out (and void my
> warranty).  I'm
> not sure I believe them about the drying out.  I would think those
> terminal
> posts are solid lead all the way into the battery.  Does anyone have
> any
> experience with this?
>
> Thanks!!
> Aaron
> -'85 Westy (almost ready for burning man:)
>

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