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The Market / Re: Want To Buy: Positive Battery Cable

« Last post by Fierofool on January 20, 2025, 08:33:59 pm »

Good idea with the shrink tubing if I can't find an original. I can't get a reply from the fiero farm or the fiero factory. If I can't get one from Larry Hubbert, I'll go that route.

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The Market / Re: Want To Buy: Positive Battery Cable

« Last post by Tha Driver on January 20, 2025, 08:27:18 pm »

Also, it would be hard for it to reach unless you got the wrong battery that had the terminals reversed...

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The Market / Re: Want To Buy: Positive Battery Cable

« Last post by Raydar on January 20, 2025, 07:38:44 pm »

I'm afraid that if an idiot other than me works on it they may hook the wrong black cable to the wrong terminal.

I believe that Harbor Freight sells differently colored heat shrink tubing in various sizes. You could slide some red heat shrink on from the "small" end, and slide it up to next to the terminal.
Most "reasonable" (yeah... I know) people would take that hint. 

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The Market / Re: Want To Buy: Positive Battery Cable

« Last post by Fierofool on January 20, 2025, 04:35:29 pm »

I'm afraid that if an idiot other than me works on it they may hook the wrong black cable to the wrong terminal.

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The Market / Re: Want To Buy: Positive Battery Cable

« Last post by Tha Driver on January 20, 2025, 04:29:32 pm »

I checked the one on the T-boned T-Top & it's black, xo no original...

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General Discussion / Re: Any good storm stories to share?

« Last post by Fierofool on January 19, 2025, 08:25:56 am »

It would be a heck of a return trip after the storm.  The predicted track looks like it's coming up the I-85 corridor. Hope it doesn't come to a standstill in Atlanta like traffic does.

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General Discussion / Re: Any good storm stories to share?

« Last post by Raydar on January 18, 2025, 05:38:17 pm »

Come on up to Rome if you lose power.

Thanks for the offer! Y'all can do the same. But it's a long drive in the snow or especially on ice.
But we also have a generator. It hasn't been tested "under fire" yet, but it should do okay.

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General Discussion / Re: Any good storm stories to share?

« Last post by montegut on January 16, 2025, 07:54:10 pm »

I'd invite you all to Montegut but snow predicted on Tuesday morning! I better go buy a blanket!

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General Discussion / Re: Any good storm stories to share?

« Last post by pgackerman on January 16, 2025, 05:45:05 pm »

Come on up to Rome if you lose power.

Weather dot com is predicting snow showers for my area, Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. With a low near 20, and a high of 33.
We may be in for "Snowpocalypse - The Sequel". Or not.

Edit... They've changed the forecast since yesterday.
Now it's PM snow showers, Tuesday night, with a low of 15.
AM ice, Friday morning, with a low of 29.

So we might still get a chance to sit in the dark. 

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General Discussion / Re: Any good storm stories to share?

« Last post by Fierofool on January 16, 2025, 04:51:45 pm »

It's the same forecast out here, depending on what station you watch. 

The city is serviced by both Georgia Power and Jackson EMC.  In Barrow, there were only about 1000 customers who lost power during the last storm.  The boundary of the electric services are only less than 1/4 mile from me.  The Georgia Power side lost power in some areas of town for a little better than 4 hours.  I don't know if that was within the city proper or within the postal zone for Auburn, which is pretty widespread.  Auburn only has 7 miles of streets.  My power blinked a couple of times.  Similar if you blinked your eyes. 

There were only a few trees down within the city limits and not many limbs, so the problem was likely on some of the feed lines coming into our area.  Walton EMC had more than 5000 customers without power.  My daughter lost power for about 5 hours as I recall.