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Craved Grand Master

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mroe than likely the voltage level of the battery when connected was too low for teh charger to operate - alot of them have this feature but im not sure why

jump start charge it, then hook up the charger after 20 mins or so.

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how did you go with the charger, id just go a yellow top dry cell.

Hmm.. well it finished charging. Will try to put it back later today.

I was hoping to put in a yellow top as you suggested (although I still think $360 for a battery is quite steep), but the battery cables aren't long enough to accomodate a bigger battery, and I'd have to change ther terminal rings to bigger ones as well.

Ground cable connection, which I could possibly replace to accomodate a bigger battery.

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+ve terminal connection

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The positive terminal is wired into this power supply thing. Try as I might, I cannot remove it. This is a bummer as it means I am restricted to buying batteries only as high as my old tiny battery, as there is no slack in the wire when the battery is there.

Apart from the +ve and -ve terminals, there is a drain tube of some sort going into the battery

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which slots into this hole in the battery

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I have no idea what this is... is this for leaking acid or something? I would have thought the Pitwork battery that Nissan put in the stock GTR would have been a sealed type, and wouldn't need this.

krzysiu Grand Master

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Its normal mate, my gts-t has that wierd hole which u connect to that clear hose and goes under the car. I think it is for acid spillage or something like that.

Got my battery hooked up to a charger now. Thats what u get when the car isnt used for 6 months lol

wilch Grand Master

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+ve terminal connection

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The positive terminal is wired into this power supply thing. Try as I might, I cannot remove it. This is a bummer as it means I am restricted to buying batteries only as high as my old tiny battery, as there is no slack in the wire when the battery is there.

It's not actually wired in. Pop the red boot at the bottom there and there should be a nut. Get to it with a socket and you'll be able to get that positive wire out and replace it.

I went to a battery place that wanted to charge me $100 to do it. So I went home and started pulling things apart. I got the positive wire off within minutes. Replaced with cable, eyelets, and new terminal from Jaycar. Cost me about $10 and 20mins of my time.

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Yeah that pipe is for leaking battery fluid, if you run a yelow top then you wont need this as they are a sealed bettery.

As for your ground / Power cable as wilch said just pop down to Jaycar to get the parts and do it yourself. While your at it get a nice set of terminals, especialy if your running extra power cables to amps, it would be worthwhile running a couple of extra grounds as well.

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The old battery went in and the car starts up! Finally!

Thanks for your help Stokesy. I will keep that in mind when I need to change the battery. That metal plate thing in the boot is a friggin bastard to get out and put back in. Hopefully won't need to do it again soon.

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