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What is it?
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A mini version of Mrs Robo's horse for a Christmas present, measures about 6" long
Not a bad copy of the real thing
Not a bad copy of the real thing
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New battery for mums car. Sods law, all of the websites that tell you it is compatable, that I need an 054 size, there is no mention of the securing lip which is absent 
Any ideas welcome, how to se urenit or should I return for an alternative.
Its a Kia Picanto. I didnt get a photo of battery tray but its like this, with the securing bolt being tight against the wing and hard to access, while other side is wide open and easy. Designed to be a pain.
Any ideas welcome, how to se urenit or should I return for an alternative.
Its a Kia Picanto. I didnt get a photo of battery tray but its like this, with the securing bolt being tight against the wing and hard to access, while other side is wide open and easy. Designed to be a pain.
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The lips are moulded part of the battery shell. So another one can't be fitted unfortunately.
New battery for mums car. Sods law, all of the websites that tell you it is compatable, that I need an 054 size, there is no mention of the securing lip which is absent
Any ideas welcome, how to se urenit or should I return for an alternative.
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Its a Kia Picanto. I didnt get a photo of battery tray but its like this, with the securing bolt being tight against the wing and hard to access, while other side is wide open and easy. Designed to be a pain.
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I think your only option there is either return it or attach your own strap to hold down the battery.
Eg, a small 25mm black ratchet strap from amazon with either end secured to the existing plastic battery tray with self tappers and large washers.
I've been able to swap the securing lips over in the past. Might be wrong though. I changed a car battery over a few days ago, and the old one has removable adapters over the existing lips, which somehow seems familiar.
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Super overthinking it FFS
It will matter for an MOT inspection as they will check the battery is secure. A strap is what some cars use from the factory. It's not unusual and does a good job. Certainly a better job than trying to glue anything narrow down low on that battery.
Either replace the battery or strap it is my vote. If your worried about insurance for whatever bizarre reason then exchange the battery and be done with it.
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A newfound respect for people who build control cabinets and manage to do the wiring neatly. I'm just building a little test frame so I can play with a fancy PID controller and even that has felt like a massive challenge not to end up in a complete mess.
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It’s an art isn’t it! I tend to do mainly modifications to panels rather than building them but I’m always in awe of the work that the people we use to build our panels do.
I did some retrofits of panels for an oil rig a few years back which ended up looking pretty decent, mainly thanks to the guy who I was working with being an absolute perfectionist! Left to my own devices things wouldn’t have ended up anywhere near as neat
Ps If you don’t have any trunking is a must - it makes running wires neat and hides a multitude of sins. Also the din rail terminals are good for distributing power around the panel.
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I haven't got any trunking, but it does sound like a useful thing to have.It’s an art isn’t it! I tend to do mainly modifications to panels rather than building them but I’m always in awe of the work that the people we use to build our panels do.
I did some retrofits of panels for an oil rig a few years back which ended up looking pretty decent, mainly thanks to the guy who I was working with being an absolute perfectionist! Left to my own devices things wouldn’t have ended up anywhere near as neat
Ps If you don’t have any trunking is a must - it makes running wires neat and hides a multitude of sins. Also the din rail terminals are good for distributing power around the panel.
What didn't help the build I've been doing today was trying to make it compact (so I can take it away with me to Lyme Regis & play with the controller). If I didn't have some sort of terminals (I used the wago ones) it would have been an absolute nightmare.
I'll post some photos of the monstrosity I've been making at some point...
Trunking hides a multitude of wiring sins!
Here's an old retrofit I did.
Without trunking covers installed-
With trunking covers installed-
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Handy tip - make a copy of the wiring diagram and as you connect each wire mark it on the drawing with a highlighter pen, that way you don't miss any
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@Dr.Al You can also get round slotted trunking which can save space.
I used it on the door of this panel
A dandy thing that limbo's down to 15mm. It is accurate enough for certain. I bought two, one is a gift to a friend, I bought a 120M measure that has a painter function, real dandy, also a measure pole for fitting between floor and ceiling. They threw in two pocket inclinometers and two pair of green glasses. I have not measured the line width yet, looks to about 1.4mm, same as my older Huepar.
