On 08/03/2014 2:50 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
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Since I needed to expand it for the positive post I didn't first try
compressing it to see if it would grab the negative post before the
ends closed together. Probably it would, there wasn't much play.

Anyway, it's a contemporary example of a consumer replacement part
that requires hand fitting.
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I suppose, but still surprises me -- I'd think if it were that difficult
to adapt they'd get 99.997% returned by the consumer and quit carrying
them...

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