Battery Wing Nuts
Submitted by SpotHound on Sun, 2016-09-11 13:16
Does anybody know what thread size and type the wing nuts on Century MArine Pro battery are?
Want to change from having the accessories hanging off the main bolt and on to their own spot on the threads, but no wing nuts !
holth
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5/16th unc l think.
5/16th unc l think.
Starbug
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I would have thought they
I would have thought they would be metric by now.
As for wingnuts, Throw them as far as you can. They are the cause of so many elecrical problems as they cant be tensioned up correctly.
Get hold of the correct size SS nylock nuts, or use SS nuts and a SS spring washer.
holth
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My batteries are 3 years old
My batteries are 3 years old and the terminals are imperial
SpotHound
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SS?
Is stainless OK to mix with the lead posts?
Starbug
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SS is fine. SS hardware is
SS is fine. SS hardware is supplied as standard with a lot of batteries.
ranmar850
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Haven't ever struck metric on battery terminals..
I replaced my wing nuts with 9/16 and 1/2 AF, from memory.
Marineboy
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Size
thats a spanner size ranmar not a thread size haha, af stands for across the flats.
My spots are so secret even the fish don't know about them !
Willlo
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Mate drop into any battery
Mate drop into any battery shop and ask ,they will have heaps stashed away. Well at our shop we do anyway.
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Jackfrost80
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Ditch the wing nuts mate as
Ditch the wing nuts mate as Starbug said
Officially off the Pies bandwagon