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Sep 14, 2005 | 09:50 PM

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New battery, holes too small

I got a new battery today and the connectors are too big for the new battery, Do I need some kind of adaptor?

Sep 14, 2005 | 09:58 PM

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the pos and neg posts whould be a universal size....and the terminals sould be the same

Sep 15, 2005 | 12:20 AM

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Standard side post terminal bolt is 3/8” by 16 threads per inch.

Sep 15, 2005 | 05:13 AM

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Agreed...post size should be standard for the threads on the side post batteries.

Sep 15, 2005 | 05:42 AM

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From: Groton, CT _NEBF 05, 06, 07_

No adapters, buy the correct battery cables for side post terminals. On batteries with top posts, the pos & neg posts are slightly different diameter and are tapered.

Sep 15, 2005 | 03:03 PM

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Well both of my battery cables look like that black one I circled yellow

But the new one I got looks completly different and needs cables like this

Sep 15, 2005 | 03:32 PM

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From: _Phoenix, AZ_ _WCBF '05, '06, '07 Survivor_ ____NEBF '07 Remnant___

Sounds like the wrong battery, comfy! What brand/model is it?

Sep 15, 2005 | 06:34 PM

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Its a Hawker

Sep 15, 2005 | 07:08 PM

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From: _Phoenix, AZ_ _WCBF '05, '06, '07 Survivor_ ____NEBF '07 Remnant___

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Originally Posted by ComfyCar

Its a Hawker

Not sure, but you may need to buy these SAE Automotive Terminals/adapters for the Hawker battery to use the standard 3/8 bolts:

http://www.odysseybatteries.com/accessories.htm

and scroll to down to "Accesories - SAE Automotive Terminals"