11-11-2019, 12:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 13-11-2019, 07:52 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
(06-11-2019, 08:46 PM)Ferg3 Wrote: I just bought one of those battery isolaters that clamps to the negative battery post. The earth cable attaches to a post on the isolater. Screwing a plastic knob in or out isolates the battery. Simple and neat? However on connecting mine, I had a bit of a struggle tightening the clamp on the battery post and the thing just snapped in two. See the photos. As you can see, there is very little "metal" where it snapped. About 1.5 mm thick joining the teo halves. Mechanically useless. Electrically dangerous?? I shall not buy another.And we thought that Lucas "King of Darkness" was bad - this stuff hits a new low. However, possibly a tad above the rubbish produced by Wipac as used on some Britsh motorcycles of the 1950s and 1960s (and even the headlights on the Mk.1 Discovery - they really were pathetic). The trouble is, some items appear OK but as there are so many knock-offs, it can be confusing. For example, want to buy a pair of those oh-so-useful-and-easy-to-use digital calipers? (go on, you know you want a pair). Top-class ones are made by Mitutoyo, but the market is flooded with horrid, Chinese-made copies. However, thanks to the web some digging will usually find the answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtV-tT8I-5I And, rather more more amusing (I defy you not to laugh): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnDype-j3hk