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Thanks, how did you get the positive pole connector to go deep enough to grab? They have to bottom out on the battery pole to grab. |
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04-10-2019, 09:09 PM | #100 |
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depending on how this necroed thread turns out i might do this since i left my trunk open for a week, killed my battery, and its never been the same since
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04-11-2019, 12:24 AM | #101 | |
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I purchased this battery: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FIUMOG/ And these terminals: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002ZR4UC/ I don't remember which came with the L adapter which I used on the negative side, but everything was very straightforward. |
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04-11-2019, 08:55 AM | #102 |
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https://www.ft86club.com/forums/show...128600&page=14
Give you ideas to making a mount, you can use factory tie down no problem. you do not need the shorai tender go buy the harbor freight tender for like 6$ with a coupon it charges at a low trickle does the same thing for fraction of the price. https://www.harborfreight.com/automa...ger-69955.html I have had the battery for about a year now, used it all winter. if i know i am going more then 3 days with out driving ill unplug the battery, if i go a few days without driving and then find out i am going a few more like when it snowed all of a sudden, then i unplug put it on the trickle charger for a bit then hook back up once i am ready to use it. I have also started my car 5 times in a row without driving or hardly idling with out any hesitation. The main issue is when your car has a slight draw of power even when turned off it will slowly drain it like an alarm system or maybe some remote start systems, the shorai doesn't hold a lot of reserve power. i try not to do short trips, but really if you did 3 - 5 minute trips in 1 or 2 days and then 1 - 15+ minute trip to recharge it should be fine, or if i know im not driving for a few days ill make sure to drive 15+ minutes before parking my car. A few minor things to consider but nothing that is really too much of a nuisance. The longer you have it and the more you "test its limits" the more you start to trust it and not worry so much. Last edited by 86TOYO2k17; 04-11-2019 at 09:30 AM. |
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04-11-2019, 03:05 PM | #103 |
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Toyota 86 5lb Shorai battery https://imgur.com/a/gQvw9Fh You can see the z bracket adapters in the battery, then I mounted the Oddesey terminals on top. |
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Thanks, I appreciate the pic. I'd like to be able to go direct with battery poles. I'm looking for taller wider ones ATM.I haven't had much time yet but will. |
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my battery started to get weird again today so i pulled the trigger. Ill post updates when i get it installed
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Ran the shorai for the last 2 summers, take it out in the winter and replace with an AGM. So basically it has been used for about a year and it is already starting to fail - cranking in 60 degree weather is much slower than it used to be. Just FYI.
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Possibly because I keep it on the Shorai charger over winter. |
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i just tried to install with those terminals and its 2 negative terminals... time for a refund |
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What do you mean 2 negative terminals? I can probably go take some photos right now of how it all goes together... but a bit of a description of your issue would be helpful. I order those exact items I linked off Amazon + the PTuning battery tray and got everything working fine. |
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