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Re: Where to mount the battery?

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
When you insert the mounting hardware, put the nut on the inside of the terminal so that the excess screw length doesn't stick out and produce a nice place to catch a robot structural part.
Putting the nut on the inside conveniently puts the screw head on the outside. You don't want to have your screwdriver/nutdriver shaft running between the battery terminals when you're tightening the connection.