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Unread 09-02-2011, 21:33
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Re: pic: Electrical hasn't gotten to the bridge yet so...

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
Mike,
Before you take another picture, can you please insulate all the battery wiring terminals? The battery is capable of welding if a dropped tool falls across the bare metal. That dead short will get extremely hot, extremely fast and will damage the battery, possibly to the point of injuring someone. Inspectors are asked to stop any inspection until all terminals are insulated.
We use transparent shrink rap on the terminals so that we could easily inspect the connections. It's hard to see in the photo.
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