Question about not having battery tied down

[RGdsmNewb]

K i have a battery that is a little bit too tall for my car that i got for free, and so i dont have it restrained by the metal bar.... It can wiggle around a little bit but not too much. Im wondering if this is a huge safety hazard, or should i just tie it down with a bunjy cord or something? thanks

 

[dsm023]

If you hit a bump and that battery jumps and hits the hood... your going to have some fun! STRAP it DOWN...

 

[DSMark]

If your battery moves and hits a metal conductor, it could cause a short, and your could also say bye bye battery if not more. Definitely tie it down.

 

[RGdsmNewb]

Well im gonna have to rig something up cause the stock tiedowns are like half an inch too short

 

[girlieracr4g63]

Can we say arc? Get a new battery or get that thing tied down. Or even a battery relocation with a box if you want to keep it that bad.

Wendy

 

[lasertim]

An arcing battery is no fun for you or your electrical components. Do it right.

 

[ImJustaGirl]

Get another battery

 

[RGdsmNewb]

what do you mean by arc

 

[PieEyedPiper]

Personally, I use about 3 bungie cords to tie down my battery.

I made a grounding kit that ended up a tad too short so I had to turn the batter 90 degrees. The mounting stuff didnt work at that angle and there was no going back (don't ask), so I busted out some bungie cords and my battery is going no where.
Also, make sure your ahve rubber caps or protectors for your battery terminals.

ghetto? sure.
the best way to do it until I replace my aging battery anyhow? definitely.

 

[girlieracr4g63]

Your battery puts out current. Therefore it can put off sparks if it taps against other metal.


Wendy

 

[dave99gst]

what do you mean by arc

The ammount of amp's a battery puts out is enough to litteraly weld with.

 

[airmail96]

I agree with the welding. Ever put in a stereo and forgot to take off the ground? Or maybe dealing with a capacitor that hasn't been discharged.....WOW.

 

[Dragon TalonTsi]

Yeah, listen to these people here. I never bothered to check on mine when I bought it, it is just one of those things you can easily overlook, so I installed strut tower bars, and yeah, you know how the story goes. I hit a speed bump and BAMM!!! ZZZZ!!! The strut bar arced and almost welded to my +pos+ battery post, and there go most of my fuses and cables, yeah, talk about a pain in the a$$, and I am glad I didnt have my AVC-R and my SAFC-II hooked up yet, that would have been a disaster.... but they do sell some tie down kits at autozone or advanced auto, or just go to a junkyard and check em out, like I said, those are types of items that get overlooked, and put some of those anti corrosive felt colored protectors on there, they help out too, well there ya go, so it shouldn't be that hard to find...... better safe than sorry right.....