Date:         Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:02:49 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
Comments: To: mordo <helmut.blong@gmail.com>
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So where is this "employee" located?

I'll be sure to stay away that shop! --- :^)

Neil.

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 5:57 AM, mordo <helmut.blong@gmail.com> wrote:
> Before I write off the friendly Advance Auto employee as a nitwit, I'll pose
> the question to the collective intelligence here.
>
> I sent my wife to AA to have a suspect battery tested and likely replaced.
> The gentleman helping her told her very seriously that because terminal
> clamps had been tightened so that the tabs were closed together between the
> bolt, that it was causing a "short circuit" that was draining the battery.
> He strongly urged her to replace the terminal clamps before we killed
> another battery.
>
> Rubbish? Poppycock? WIthin the realm of possibility?
>
> --
> mordo
> 1990 Carat
>