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15-01-2008, 10:49 PM
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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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15-01-2008, 11:38 PM
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Nice 'n' neat job, très cool
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18-01-2008, 07:29 PM
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The Thread Killa
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Thanks mate! Merci beaucoup.
So I take it nobody's interested? Oh well, I was gonna give 'em away for free.
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19-01-2008, 10:22 AM
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looks tidy! you must be getting very handy with the tin snips by now! :-)
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20-01-2008, 12:01 AM
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Quote:
 Speaking of which, check out this link! 
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22-01-2008, 03:00 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: The Hills
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Looks the goods...
What's wrong with chewie and gaffa tape?? Works great on servers too! Cover would be great, but I'm a little far to make it to SFS. Thanks for the offer though... |
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Fun with Aluminium Sheet Part 2: Battery Cover
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