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Offline pinnacle

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battery post repair?
« on: March 01, 2010, 09:37:10 PM »
here is a stupid question? i was remounting the battery on the bike and when i retightened the negative battery post 1 side  of it started to break off but hasn't completly can it be soldered back together or is it pooched? they are led posts aren't they so what else can it be welded back together with?
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Offline KeithB

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Re: battery post repair?
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2010, 05:17:18 AM »
If the post has broken away from the wiring inside the battery...pooched!
However, if that connection is still good and the post has broken away from the battery housing, use epoxy.
If the post itself is cracked or broken, try soldering but you would need quite a bit of heat and that could melt the battery housing.
Having connected and disconnected many batteries, I'm trying to understand how the post broke.
Was the nut cross threaded or corroded or something?
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Re: battery post repair?
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2010, 05:53:32 AM »
If it is still attached to the battery plates you could rig it. Picture your rigging fails some distance from home. Even if you have a kick starter you are stuck since these bikes need battery power to energize the coils for starting. We do not have magnetos.
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Re: battery post repair?
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2010, 11:31:18 AM »
It has not broken away from wiriing or battery but rather on one side of the post where the screw that hlods the cable goes through the side of the post started to break i think i over torqued the damn screw duhhhh blonde moment i guess......
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Re: battery post repair?
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2010, 11:33:43 AM »
would jb weld work on a battery post to keep it from breaking the other side when i tighten the terminal down....
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Re: battery post repair?
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2010, 12:39:33 PM »
you could use a blow torch carefully to melt it back together - not difficult just fiddly..

stay away from the fumes though...
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Re: battery post repair?
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2010, 01:35:26 PM »
For automotive/industrial they make a little cup you fill with molten lead.
 I'm sure you could find someone who does their own bullet making who could help out?

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Re: battery post repair?
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2010, 02:33:00 PM »
Could you post a picture of the broken post?
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Re: battery post repair?
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2010, 02:43:53 PM »
I would not use a blow torch! Watch out for explosion!

How about just using a Wen soldering gun to just tickle it a bit on the side it is broken?
Wait for the tip to get very hot and then you could build it up a bit as you go with solder.
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