how did you cover the battery terminals? My batteries are in the open and I am sure it is illegal to have uncovered live battery terminals. The only place I found selling them is wantitall but I am not paying over R500 for 2 🤬.

What type are you looking for?

https://www.bluesea.com/products/category/16/72/Fuse_Blocks/Terminal_Fuse_Blocks

Maybe this helps. They have a reseller in SA.

Sincerely

Jason

The terminal Fuseblock looks nice, I use these silicon Terminal caps.

2 hours ago, Riaanh said:

The terminal Fuseblock looks nice, I use these silicon Terminal caps

this is what I am looking for. Where did you buy them?

How many are you looking for? I imported like 30 pairs a while back.

What cable size do u=you use as well?

(Then the obvious, where are you based etc LOL)

Edited April 7, 20197 yr by Riaanh

3 minutes ago, Riaanh said:

How many are you looking for

8 pairs.

I am in Cape Town

Edited April 7, 20197 yr by Fuenkli

1 minute ago, Fuenkli said:

8 pairs.

Should not be a problem, 25mm2 cable?

Just now, Riaanh said:

Should not be a problem, 25mm2 cable

no, I use 50mm2 cables.

For the fuse terminal blocks try:

http://www.seaport.co.za

Sincerely

J

These fit well for 25mm2, 35 with some stretching, but 50 will not stretch that far sorry

Afternoon Riaanh,

Do you still have some of the silicon terminal caps, I am in the need of 8 pairs

I got 8 batteries using 35mm2 cable

On 2019/04/07 at 11:59 AM, Fuenkli said:

My batteries are in the open and I am sure it is illegal to have uncovered live battery terminals.

Correct.

Everything DC, what I was asked over and over - can little kids fingers touch when no adult is around ... or some friends who are trying to be funny?

That is why all DC must be "out of sigh, out of mind and safe if it comes to mind" kinda thing.

What is the standard practice used to insulate battery terminals here on the forum?

It looks as though the correct size battery terminal covers are hard to come by, so I was thinking of using electrical putty but its really messy stuff.

Any suggestions?

I found these covers at Mantech in JHB but they won't suit my application:

http://www.mantech.co.za/ProductInfo.aspx?Item=15M0893

http://www.mantech.co.za/ProductInfo.aspx?Item=15M1695

 

 

1 hour ago, Noobie said:

What is the standard practice used to insulate battery terminals here on the forum?

I put my batteries in a box with a lid that closes.

5 hours ago, plonkster said:

I put my batteries in a box with a lid that closes.

Good call, just thinking about all the batteries that you see on the forum that aren't in battery boxes.

I guess you could have a plan with PVC fittings but it wouldn't be a very elegant solution