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15-01-2008, 10:49 PM
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The Thread Killa
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Melbourne
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I was bored so I decided to take a few measurements and do this:
 I made a cardboard template using the measurements and just cut a piece of aluminium (smaller than an A4 sheet) using tin snips, bent the ends down over a rounded table edge, and voila! Aluminium is conductive, but the sheet doesn't touch the battery terminals. But just to provide a bit of insulation, the underside was sprayed with 2 heavy coats of black primer (i might use a sound deadening spray later). I'll do a bit more trimming around the terminals to give the cover more clearance.  I'll either clear coat the aluminium, or spray it white to match the car. I have enough material left to make two more covers (supplied unpainted), so if anyone's interested, and will be at SFS this Feb 3rd, let me know. 
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Fun with Aluminium Sheet Part 2: Battery Cover
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