360S S3 "Yellowjacket" Build in Upstate SC

[Yoram]

57 minutes ago, JohnCh said:

If you want to approach the problem from a different perspective, consider buying motorcycle jumper cables.  Their smaller clamps work well with the bolt heads on the battery.  I carry these on tour and have jumped a Caterham with a PC680.  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UKD6II/

 

Love the benefits of a creative community!  Always a new angle you haven't thought about.  Thanks, John!

 

Having invested already a bit of time and "emotional buy-in" into the conventional jumpers solution, will try for now to see it through.

Just ordered on Amazon 10' of red 3/8" ID x 5/8" OD silicone hose for $5.  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXSQN2XV?smid=A132D7PL1YID8X&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp&th=1

We'll see if/how a short length will fit on my little bracket.  (oooops, haven't caught at first the visual one can get reading this, but will leave it there...   )

Edited October 15 by Yoram

[pethier]

29 minutes ago, Yoram said:

 

Love the benefits of a creative community!  Always a new angle you haven't thought about.  Thanks, John!

 

Having invested already a bit of time and "emotional buy-in" into the conventional jumpers solution, will try for now to see it through.

Just ordered on Amazon 10' of red 3/8" ID x 5/8" OD silicone hose for $5.  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXSQN2XV?smid=A132D7PL1YID8X&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp&th=1

We'll see if/how a short length will fit on my little bracket.  (oooops, haven't caught at first the visual one can get reading this, but will leave it there...   )

We are car guys, not middle-school kids.

[CBuff]

I think you could do shrink tube. Adhesive on the horizontal portion of the tab. And non adhesive on the vertical leg. Making it removable.  While heated pinch the end with pliers to make a cap. 
 

https://www.cabletiesandmore.com/heat-shrink-tubing-2-1?pid=1262&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADfXKhj64GLT7gr0mo9-a42_2eD6z&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgrO4BhC2ARIsAKQ7zUkCR5KkTBAIrvaia4MFBwKSJzdyeCqA6ilYVY00MDgkIzYcOFDlVHEaAt2ZEALw_wcB

 

 

[Yoram]

13 hours ago, CBuff said:

I think you could do shrink tube. Adhesive on the horizontal portion of the tab. And non adhesive on the vertical leg. Making it removable.  While heated pinch the end with pliers to make a cap. 
 

https://www.cabletiesandmore.com/heat-shrink-tubing-2-1?pid=1262&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADfXKhj64GLT7gr0mo9-a42_2eD6z&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgrO4BhC2ARIsAKQ7zUkCR5KkTBAIrvaia4MFBwKSJzdyeCqA6ilYVY00MDgkIzYcOFDlVHEaAt2ZEALw_wcB

 

 

 

Thanks!  Will try this next if the silicone hose does not work.

[Yoram]

On 10/14/2024 at 8:38 PM, JohnCh said:

If you want to approach the problem from a different perspective, consider buying motorcycle jumper cables.  Their smaller clamps work well with the bolt heads on the battery.  I carry these on tour and have jumped a Caterham with a PC680.  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UKD6II/

 

I ended up ordering a pair of these jumpers, primarily because they are much smaller and lighter (shorter and smaller gauge) than the sets I have in the other cars, so more fitting for the 7...

I will keep my terminal mods for now (belt and suspenders approach) and report about the success or otherwise of my contraceptive solution.

[Yoram]

The silicone hose (see my post above from 10/14) did the trick. It was not too hard to push around the corner to cover the entire length of the exposed bracket.

 

 

 

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After:

 

 

Seems quite tight.  And please no one suggest this reminds them of Peyronie's disease.

 

 

Cheers.

 

 

 

 

Edited October 19 by Yoram

[CBuff]

[mrmustang]

Great meeting you today at C&C, sorry I had to bail early, something came up that needed my immediate attention elsewhere. We will catch up again.

 

 

Bill S.

[Yoram]

6 hours ago, mrmustang said:

Great meeting you today at C&C, sorry I had to bail early, something came up that needed my immediate attention elsewhere. We will catch up again.

 

 

Bill S.

Bill, no worries and same from my side!  Looking forward to it.