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GAHorn
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Battery Clamps

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When I first saw this...I was certain it's over in Looeasyana near Toleedo Bend!
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Re: Battery Clamps

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gahorn wrote:When I first saw this...I was certain it's over in Looeasyana near Toleedo Bend!
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Belive it or not...I have seen the same clamp holding the wing to the center section of a DW-1 Eagle so as to finish the season out!.......Brad
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What's the big deal? Aren't all C-170s like that?
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Re: Battery Clamps

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It looks to me like the slidding clamp handle is nearing the point of letting "all" of the smoke out of the battery!!! 8O
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Re: Battery Clamps

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johneeb wrote:It looks to me like the slidding clamp handle is nearing the point of letting "all" of the smoke out of the battery!!! 8O
Oh Yea...we all know that electricity is supported by smoke!.....you never want to let the smoke out of the wires! 8O ...Brad
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Re: Battery Clamps

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I like it.....now you have a place to clamp the jumper cables on.....nice job :lol:


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Re: Battery Clamps

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Guess that big dummy never heard of the correct vice grip repair!
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