Fitting mobility 12volt AGM battery.

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Britprius, Mar 3, 2013.

  1. pasadena_commut

    pasadena_commut Senior Member

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    Commenting on an old post, but here goes anyway. That Duracell battery has very large terminals and the bolt used to attach the OEM battery clamp is too long. It isn't shown in any of the pictures but I imagine that half of that terminal and the extra inch (?) of bolt past the nut are hanging out in full view once the red snap on cover is in place (if it can even snap on). The part which on the OEM battery covers the positive post completely. This strikes me as potentially unsafe. There is a very good reason car manufacturers cover up the 12V positive post as thoroughly as possible. While nothing untoward will happen in normal usage, life could get quite exciting if any conducting object happened to contact that exposed metal at the same time it was also in contact with a ground. For instance, a dropped ratchet with an extension and a socket, with the socket landing on the hold down bolt for the clamp.