On 25/11/16 22:18, Ian Jackson wrote:
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Low performance vehicles don't need battery clamps to be functional.
I've driven more than one vehicle that had no provision for any sort
of battery clamping. Of course they're a hazard in a crash, that's
primarily why cars now have the clamps.

"Now"? My first car (1964) was a 1953 Ford Prefect. I'm pretty sure that
its battery was secured (was it in a box compartment?) - and I'm
definitely sure that all my subsequent cars had clamps or similar ways
of securing the battery. It's unthinkable that they wouldn't.

OTOH I've bought many a second hand one where the clamps were missing
and how they attached was not obvious, to the point where you might be
forgiven for thinking they didn't have any.



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