| Battery cables. [message #222233] |
Fri, 13 September 2013 06:02  |
Ken Burton
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Location: Hebron, Indiana
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I went out about a week ago to get the coach ready for Branson and the coach would not start. It was a dirty battery cable. So I took them both off and cleaned them with a battery post brush and every thing was fine.
This evening I was back again and while I was there I decided to replace the GEN light that has been out for about 2 years. It turned out to be an oxidized socket connection rather than a blown bulb. When I was done I tried to start it and all I had was click, click, click.
On man, now what? I assumed that the 9 year old commercial truck engine battery finally quit. I checked the battery and found the positive cable connection was slightly warm. I pulled it apart and it was clean. I decided that the brush may not have done the job so I went at the post and the cable with a Dremmel sanding disk until everything was not just clean but shiny.
Woll-ah, that took care of the problem.
I re-greased the connection with anti-ox grease. I did the same to the negative terminal and replaced the battery clamp bolts.
My point out of all of this is clean is not necessarily clean unless both the terminal and post are shiny.
Let's see what else I can break on the coach before Branson next week. I almost always have to fix things twice.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: Battery cables. [message #222249 is a reply to message #222233] |
Fri, 13 September 2013 08:20  |
JohnL455
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A spray of Caig Deoxit on both surfaces before connecting does wonders.
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: Battery cables. [message #222297 is a reply to message #222251] |
Fri, 13 September 2013 15:28 |
Ken Burton
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I had these cables apart the first time and cleaned them first with a solvent to remove all of the grease and then with a battery post brush. I reinstalled them with anti-oxidation grease.
My point was that clean is not clean if they are not shiny. That battery post cleaner brush / tool did not do the job. There was no white corrosion on them before or after cleaning them the first time.
They are clean and greased now.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: Battery cables. [message #222435 is a reply to message #222297] |
Sat, 14 September 2013 16:43 |
stick miller
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Location: Americus, Georgia
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Don't know if it was a bad cable or a bad connection that got me the other day. At this stage of the game I'm wondering if all new cables might just be in order as a preventive measure.
Does anyone on this post have proper battery cable making equipment? I know there are a couple of Bluebird guys who have invested in quality tools to make battery cables. They are routinely at the rallies.
I suspect most of our cables are more readily available than on a bus, but not sure.
Stick Miller
'78 Royale - "White Trash" - she left me for another man
'76 Eleganza - "Cousin Eddie" Sold
'84 Bluebird Wanderlodge - "Past Tents"
Americus, GA
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| Re: [GMCnet] Battery cables. [message #222447 is a reply to message #222440] |
Sat, 14 September 2013 19:02 |
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WD0AFQ
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I bought all of my engine cables. For my solar I made them using a big crimper I bought on line. I have some 00 cables with big connectors. No corrosion or loose ones yet.
Dan
3 In Stainless Exhaust Headers
One Ton All Discs/Reaction Arm
355 FD/Quad Bag/Alum Radiator Manny Tran/New eng.
Holley EFI/10 Tire Air Monitoring System
Solarized Coach/Upgraded Windows
Satelite TV/On Demand Hot Water/3Way Refer
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| Re: [GMCnet] Battery cables. [message #222462 is a reply to message #222435] |
Sat, 14 September 2013 19:52 |
jhbridges
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Location: Braselton ga
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Stick, you can get the front ones by length from Slack in Gainesville or Advance anyplace. We had one of those tools with the dies down to 00-350, I think it ran us around 250 =- 300 bux. It went when Susquehanna sold the station.
--johnny
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On Sat, 9/14/13, Stick Miller <stickmiller@gmail.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Battery cables.
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Date: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 9:43 PM
Don't know if it was a bad cable or a bad connection that
got me the other day. At this stage of the game I'm
wondering if all new cables might just be in order as a
preventive measure.
Does anyone on this post have proper battery cable making
equipment? I know there are a couple of Bluebird guys who
have invested in quality tools to make battery cables. They
are routinely at the rallies.
I suspect most of our cables are more readily available than
on a bus, but not sure.
--
Stick Miller
'78 Royale - she left me for another man
'76 Eleganza
Americus, Georgia
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