The process therein, of running wires, checking my work, re-running the same wires on a different path, caused me to disconnect the leads from the battery on numerous occasions. Which is all well and good, until you have one of those batteries where the nut, that the terminal bolt bolts into, is not encapsulated and is free to roam where it may - in my case somewhere deep within the bowels of the bike that only a full tear down or some sweet jumps will dislodge and remove.
Suffice it to say, I grew weary of fussing with the nut/bolt combo, so, I had an idea. What if I remove the battery entirely, buy some silicone from the local Home Depot, attach said nut and bolt to terminal and apply said silicone into the cavity - thereby 'encapsulating' the nut where it can't wander hither and thither. Now removing the battery cables is pretty hassle free. Of course, I could have just re-wired the battery cables with something other than a ring terminal, but, I like the physical restraints the ring terminals impart.
24 hours and some carefully placed silicone later, you have what you see in the embedded image below.
I had thought about using something a bit more sturdy, say JB weld, or that fancy Sugru stuff (which is crazy expensive), but, JB weld is fairly permanent. And if I absolutely need to, I can still dig out the nut from the silicone.
And like the title of this post suggests, I am either a genius, or, will receive many comments of, 'yeah, we've been doing that for years, mate, welcome to 1987.'
If you'd like to see a larger version, you can go do so here.
Sits back and waits for the inevitable, 'You know that stuff will melt, right?' comments. To which, I will reply, 'No, see title of post.'
JB
