Weird battery +/- terminals

[Swerve17]

Hey there, I've got a sound system I'm trying to fit into my new saxo and I've got as far as connecting the power cable to the battery (Meaning I've done all the inside wiring) but the + terminal is far too big to allow the ring connector over it. I've tried bodging it on, but that causes the alarm to go off when I try and start her.

Anyone had this happen before? Will I have to buy a new battery to make it work?

Thanks.

[Claki]

See if the O ring will fit under that 10mm nut.

If not just cut the O ring off and wrap the bare cable round the thread and do the nut up again.


http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/8941/fuseboxsaxo.jpg (http://img546.imageshack.us/i/fuseboxsaxo.jpg/)

Hopefully job done :y:

[Swerve17]

Thanks mate, got some time off today so I'll try it then.

[iluminusbutterfly]

if not just cut it off and wrap the bare cable round the thread and do the nut up again.


do not, under any circumstances do that

[Claki]

Why not? Mines done the same an has been on the last 2 saxos ive owned

[iluminusbutterfly]

because i'm guessing he doesn't live in a house which is portable

[Swerve17]

Well I've just tried it (Came to the end of my tether, I have a spare power cable anyway) and once again, the car alarm went off when I tried to start her. It went off 3 times in fact. Neighbours, not happy.

I'll stick a picture up of the battery, hang on.

[Claki]

it sounds like a problem with the alarm its self, what make is it?

[iluminusbutterfly]

sounds to me like the power is being drawn the wrong side of the alarm/alarm siren and as such when power is being sent to the amp it is going through the siren

[Swerve17]

Well I've not even connected the amp yet, thats sitting in my garage. This is just with the cable on the battery!

And its the fac. fitted alarm system, it has gone off a few times randomly since I got the car (Like in the work car park, and in the halfords car park *cringe*) but its not been bad. I'm thinking new battery might be the best way forward tbh.

[Claki]

a new battery wont cure it, its gotta be alarm related

[iluminusbutterfly]

are you sure you arnt doing something stupid like having the other end touching earth and shorting?

[Swerve17]

a new battery wont cure it, its gotta be alarm related

Well, when I first tried to disconnect the negative terminal the alarm went off too, so I just left it and was very careful. I just thought with a new battery, I could just attach it using the ring connector, as I had on my old car.

[Swerve17]

are you sure you arnt doing something stupid like having the other end touching earth and shorting?

Heh I just had to think then, but no thats not happening because the earths already connected up too a bolt.

[iluminusbutterfly]

that doesnt mean anything, is the other end of the live wire touching the chassis?

[Swerve17]

that doesnt mean anything, is the other end of the live wire touching the chassis?

Maybe...

[iluminusbutterfly]

sigh......

[Swerve17]

sigh......

It was.
:oops:

Balls. Was that causing the alarm to go off then?

[Swerve17]

Well actually, it was touching the other end of the earth. Which is attached to the chassis.

[iluminusbutterfly]

potentially, but even if it wasn't the cause its still a Darwin award level of intelligence, try connecting up the amp fully and then seeing if the alarm goes off

[Swerve17]

Well, to be fair I though I'd taped the ends off to stop that from happening- still I've never been noted for my brains.

I'll try it in a bit, still have the issue of the non-fitting terminal though...

[GRAHAM2000VTR]

look here mate http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80129

[Swerve17]

Thanks mate, going to have another crack at it after the gp tomorrow.

[pvts]

It looks the same as mine, for some reason that nut on the fuse box goes straight to the negative battery terminal, so even if you get it on nothing will power up.

I ended up just bending the ring terimanal thing then jamming it inside the positive battery connection.

[Swerve17]

It looks the same as mine, for some reason that nut on the fuse box goes straight to the negative battery terminal, so even if you get it on nothing will power up.

I ended up just bending the ring terimanal thing then jamming it inside the positive battery connection.

I've tried that, it sets the alarm off! :wall: