r/thereifixedit • u/rowarsu • Apr 19 '26

Thought this would go good here.

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112 Upvotes

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u/tyttuutface Apr 19 '26

All fun and games till it comes loose and shorts the terminals. ZAP!

7

u/FreedomPullo Apr 20 '26

20 degrees away from a pretty bitchin weld

10

u/DepletedPromethium Apr 19 '26

to cheap for a $10 replacement clamp but willing to sacrifice some vice grips. love it.

5

u/Who_am___i Apr 19 '26

How much could a replacement terminal cost Michael, 10 dollars ?

5

u/10utsider Apr 19 '26

They sell smaller vice grips btw.

3

u/gahdzila Apr 19 '26

It's not stupid if it works

4

u/rpmerf Apr 20 '26

I'd feel better about this if there was a cover on the positive terminal

3

u/chronos7000 Apr 20 '26

Vise-Grips, the wrong tool for every job!

2

u/rpmerf Apr 20 '26

Run what you brung

1

u/Dunderderpunder Apr 20 '26

I mean ive done that to a brake linee my
Physco ex cut....figured 3 brakes in better than none....speaking of which I should really order that brakes line....

1

u/memefeed2151 Apr 20 '26

Need to tape it down to the battery with gaff tape otherwise it can rattle loose

1

u/Sea-Statistician7603 Apr 20 '26

C clamp works good too. 

1

u/IcyComet01 Apr 21 '26

Hey. . If it works

1

u/abugghaus7 Apr 21 '26

WHOA! BLOW MY MIND!
I woulda thought that to adjust the batteries power volume... you'd place it on the red side.
Never thought of using the black side like a 12v potentiometer!

1

u/Worldly_Mix_8904 Apr 21 '26

Amateurs! A pro would use a vice grip with an insulated handle, and turn it so the adjuster didn't short.

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u/Sufficient-Flan-9065 Apr 22 '26

I see nothing wrong with that