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 Post subject: batteries in *70s
PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:56 pm 
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so....is there any way of maybe seating them a little bit more firmly than them just kinda sitting on a plate???? or am I just looking for more trouble? ;)

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no battery tie-down?
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:04 pm 
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oddly enough, no.

it sits on a tray. only thing keeping it from flying all over the place is the wires. its kinda...odd

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I believe you are missing your battery clamp

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Haha, I just built a W24 Octo-Turbo, now what?!
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As is Roberta. Stupid plastic clamps that don't do much...
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a'int nothing a ratchet strap can't fix.

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lol how are we all missing clamps? lol

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lol andy got any spare ratchet straps then? ;)

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i know canadian tire does for 10 bucks or something...

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....I don't recall seeing anything to tie down my battery either. I will check my s70 tomorrow to confirm.
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To Canadian Tire I will go!!!!!!!

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Haha, I just built a W24 Octo-Turbo, now what?!
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I've got about thirty clamps...but never seem to have enough.

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upon closer inspection, my s70 has a plastic mechanism which holds the battery to the tray. The plastic mechanism is based on the c-clamp principle. I'm not sure whether this is a factory part.
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hmm if you're coming for wings tomorrow night I may just bring a flashlight with me and take a peep, if that's alright with you.

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