kiev
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The 12V Aux battery in kiev2 died--it was the original so no surprise there. So just to explore some options, i made aluminum angle brackets to mount standard terminals to a $19 nEverStart lawn mower battery from walmart. i found a couple of terminal types, one with hex flats, the other is for boats and is a wing-nut style (and the diameter is too small to fit the miev battery clamps, so forget it). The bracket has 1/4-20 threads to mount to the battery tab and 3/8-16 for the terminals.
[EDIT: i like Don's option below better than this, plus note warning about using aluminum and galvanic corrosion, etc. This car is not being used right now, and only needs to be moved to mow the yard, so temporary battery solution.]
Here's a picture:
[EDIT: i like Don's option below better than this, plus note warning about using aluminum and galvanic corrosion, etc. This car is not being used right now, and only needs to be moved to mow the yard, so temporary battery solution.]
Here's a picture: