So I've upgraded to Lithium this winter. I bought 3 Dakota 12v 100ah to run my ghost tm in 36v. I have not put them in the boat yet, but I'm getting ready to. I feel like a dummy asking this, but the terminals on these batteries are screw in. They don't have a pre-existing terminal post. The bolts that screw in to become your terminals bottom out, so how on earth do you get tight connections?
Quote from: Hoop Goobner on December 31, 2022, 12:37:50 PM
So I've upgraded to Lithium this winter. I bought 3 Dakota 12v 100ah to run my ghost tm in 36v. I have not put them in the boat yet, but I'm getting ready to. I feel like a dummy asking this, but the terminals on these batteries are screw in. They don't have a pre-existing terminal post. The bolts that screw in to become your terminals bottom out, so how on earth do you get tight connections?
Just use a lock washer. I haven't had any problems with the bolts loosening on my lithiums. Of course if your cables still have old lead post connectors, you'll need to replace them with the appropriate terminals.