Trevor Wright Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 The +ve battery terminal on my '08 Puma is a "T" shape, with the main connection to the battery post at the base of the T and then the ends of the two arms at the top of the T are available for connections. One end is already occupied, and the other is free, just a threaded hole but no bolt. This would be ideal for the +ve quick-connect wire for my new CTEK Multi XS 3600 battery charger. Question is: what is the spec. of the bolt that goes into that threaded hole? also - the + and - wires on the quick connect are not fused, so, taking the advice given in the past to put inline fuses on both + and -, I intend to add some scotchblock-type snap on fuse holders. The manual says 3.6A is the max current the charger supplies so 4A continuous/8A blow fuses seem appropriate ? Hope this makes sense... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 also - the + and - wires on the quick connect are not fused, so, taking the advice given in the past to put inline fuses on both + and -, I intend to add some scotchblock-type snap on fuse holders. The manual says 3.6A is the max current the charger supplies so 4A continuous/8A blow fuses seem appropriate ?Hope this makes sense... Thanks Not sure about the bolt sizes, as battery terminals sometimes use funny thread sizes (althoug you could try an M8) as for the fuse holder, don't use a scotchlock.... on anything! they're cr@p. much better to get a bit of heat shrink, then cut and solder in the new fuse holder in then heatshrink over the soldered connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcmeijer Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Yes, its M8. Used it to connect the winch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechysparkz Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 The +ve battery terminal on my '08 Puma is a "T" shape, with the main connection to the battery post at the base of the T and then the ends of the two arms at the top of the T are available for connections.One end is already occupied, and the other is free, just a threaded hole but no bolt. This would be ideal for the +ve quick-connect wire for my new CTEK Multi XS 3600 battery charger. Question is: what is the spec. of the bolt that goes into that threaded hole? also - the + and - wires on the quick connect are not fused, so, taking the advice given in the past to put inline fuses on both + and -, I intend to add some scotchblock-type snap on fuse holders. The manual says 3.6A is the max current the charger supplies so 4A continuous/8A blow fuses seem appropriate ? Hope this makes sense... Thanks Are the battery terminals similar to the ones on this webpage ? http://www.smak.co.uk/default.asp?area=sto...d=12&page=3 At a guess the bolts are M6 metric. Best regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Yes, its M8. Used it to connect the winch We also used M8 to connect the winch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Wright Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Thanks for the advice - I just now need to find a M8 with a flanged hex head and, I guess, about 10mm long. I suppose I could do something really wacky and ask the Parts Dept of my local LR dealer even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 IIRC I used a standard M8 + washer + springwasher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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