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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554  |
as blackwolf see about them also id repeat the words of an army engineer said but id be bar from the forum
needless to say he removed them thou then in the ditch and fitted replacement ones  |
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19th Feb 2016 3:47pm |
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| Leviathan Member Since: 24 Oct 2015 Location: Staffs Posts: 248 
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Yes they are the ones pictured. See below.
 Click image to enlarge And  Click image to enlarge Looking at them in more detail I can see how they are closed up and would benefit from some Dremel action. They are a crappy design though. i dont want to cut them off because the +ve terminal has an incorporated fuse holder. Can I leave the battery disconnected for long periods without affecting any electronics? |
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19th Feb 2016 6:24pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6347  
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Luck or otherwise I don't know but I disconnected just the earth while did the dremmel business which didn't take too long as it a soft metal and all was fine. I think even if it was an hour or more it wouldn't be a problem.
Good luck. |
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19th Feb 2016 6:28pm |
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| Leviathan Member Since: 24 Oct 2015 Location: Staffs Posts: 248
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I'm leaving mine off overnight as Ive painted the battery tray!!
I replaced the battery on an E class Merc I once owned and phoned the main dealer to ask if I could leave it off while I took it to match up a new one - 'no problem' said the dealer. When I eventually got a new battery the error lights lit up all over the dash. I had to pay £100 to the same dealer to reprogram my car!! When I complained he said that he thought I meant for the few minutes it takes to swop over. 
I'm assuming there isnt all that to worry about on my poverty spec Puma? |
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19th Feb 2016 6:57pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Good question - maybe one of these might solve the issue?
http://www.amazon.com/12V-Automotive-Setti...=leosm1-20 |
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19th Feb 2016 7:21pm |
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| Leviathan Member Since: 24 Oct 2015 Location: Staffs Posts: 248
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I'm going to find out the hard way cus its going to be off for minimum 24 hours
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19th Feb 2016 10:16pm |
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| Hairysteve Member Since: 15 Jun 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 692 
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Morning, I had mine disconnected all day when I was adding my twin battery solution so you should be fine.
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20th Feb 2016 7:55am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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When did JLR discontinue radio codes?
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20th Feb 2016 11:04am |
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| Leviathan Member Since: 24 Oct 2015 Location: Staffs Posts: 248
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Just to wrap this up.
Caterham I did as you and sliced a new groove with my Dremel. I also noticed that the battery post had a ridge made by the clamp that stopped the clamp sitting fully down. I filed off the ridge and tapped the clamp down. It went on deeper and now is as tight as a crab's ass at 50 fathoms. 
Also no problems with the battery being off for 24 hours. Another job ticked off the list. Thanks again to all contributors. |
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20th Feb 2016 2:51pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6347
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Tip top
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20th Feb 2016 5:39pm |
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