QUICK RELEASE BATTERY TERMINALS - A GOOD PREPPING ITEM

Here is something that may come in handy with KJU from the DPRK running around on the loose:



I am having to replace batteries on a bunch of my equipment that are 5 years or older.  I came to the conclusion that, instead of having to park equipment where you can plug in a trickle charger over the winter or times of mis-use, I will just keep a battery or several good quality batteries on my state of the art charger on my workbench at the ready.  Any time I need to use a piece of seldom-used equipment, I grab my battery with the handle that is fully charged and go throw it in the equipment and I am off to the races.  This way, I have only one battery - maybe two - to keep track of state of charge on.

Because lead acid batts can leak, I have gone with the more expensive AGM (Absorbed Glass Matt) that have little or no electrolyte that can off-gas, etc.  I get mine at Costco for about $150 each and they have about double the life of the others (which pays for the increased cost).  Another HUGE problem that is eliminated in my northern clime is the problem of freezing.  At super extreme temperatures, the HCl electrolyte can freeze in the old battery tech.  Not so much in the AGM batts.

So, with this system, you can leave your batteries out of the critical equipment - which leaves an open circuit and makes it virtually impervious to the effects of EMP, and with your quick disconnect battery terminals, you can shuttle a single battery around to take care of starting and charging needs without having to bring a wrench.

Perfect....  Now that AGMs are at half the cost of what they were just a few years ago, this is the time to make the switch and go for it.

I would not have known about these terminals, had I not stopped to chat with a family on the Victoria, BC ferry dock whose hybrid Escalade was on the blink due to leaving the interior lights on for hours while waiting in line for the ferry.  I have been inside out and round around on battery tech and I had never bumped into these things, until I was fishing around under the hood with another mechanic and came across them.  Line upon line, we will get there.