Date:         Wed, 12 Feb 2003 08:55:22 -0700
Reply-To:     jbrush@AROS.NET
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From:         John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Battery went dead
Comments: To: Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com>
In-Reply-To:  <3E49CF3E.7090305@eoni.com>

In <3E49CF3E.7090305@eoni.com>, on 02/11/03
   at 08:36 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> said:

>That's odd. When I was a retailer, the Interstate Battery distributor
>used one, literally, on every top post battery he handled.

>YMMV, I guess.  I've used one for nearly forty years an have yet to
>damage a battery.  Guess I'm just lucky.

The only reason I bring it up is that many manufacturers say not to do it
as it could damage the connections from the plates to the terminals. I
recall a thread some time ago wherein someone wanted to know if he could
cut down the terminals for clearance, and the overwhelming response was
that it could damage the battery if he stressed the terminals. We all seem
to agree on that one, and it stands to reason that the same care should be
taken when moving the battery by not stressing the terminals.

I suppose one cannot say if they actually damaged the battery or not,
since it may seem to work fine, but internal damage could lessen the life,
or lower the capacity, and we would never know about it, or consider the
possibility.

I wouldn't be concerned if the distributor did it, as he is not the
manufacturer, and he would have to pay for the damage, but if one dropped
$85 for a battery and damage it, its more personal :-)

Odds are, as you have shown, that nothing will happen, but if it does, its
expensive.

>I agree about the virus distribution software though.

:-)


John