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Scott Harris's avatar

Wear nitrile gloves.

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David Campbell's avatar

Excellent basic safety information

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Darol's avatar

Get a battery lifting strap that grabs the terminals. It will make life much easier if the batteries don’t have their own.

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Mike Sokol's avatar

Yes, I bought one for my FLA 6-volt batteries and it really helped.

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Tommy Molnar's avatar

I've always used those battery straps for positioning the batteries (6 volters). But, the way my batteries fit on our trailer it's back-breaking work no matter what.

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Gary Lippe's avatar

Thanks I am interested in your opinion of their reasoning.

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Bill's avatar

If you have an inverter, check the manual first. My Magnum inverter specifies the the positive be disconnected first to avoid it seeking ground through the data cables and potentially frying the remote panel, AGS module and anything else on those data paths. Turning the inverter off and disconnecting the data lines before any battery swap would be advisable.

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Gary Lippe's avatar

How about if you have Magum inverter? They say be sure to disconnect positive first.

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Mike Sokol's avatar

I’ve got a call into Magnum about that, but I’ve never heard back from them. I’ll try again…

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