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Being independent can be incredibly fulfilling.

It can also be fucking exhausting sometimes.

My car battery died, so I ordered a new one. I carefully checked the amperage, dimensions, and compatibility with my car model. It arrived, I removed the old battery (which was no small feat, and I was ridiculously proud of myself when I finally managed it) and then discovered that the terminals on the new battery were reversed and it wouldn't work.

So now I have to return it. Which means carrying a 15 kg battery to the post office.

Then I have to wait for the correct one to arrive.

And after that, I get to figure out why two of my tyres are flat (no problem, I have a spare tyre and ordered a charger/air blower thingy, hopefully it will work).

I am perfectly capable of taking care of my own shit.

I'm just getting a little tired of it. But lesson learned: buy the exact same model of whatever you need to replace if you can.

/rant

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[-] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 4 points 15 hours ago

I don’t have enough information, but assuming your battery is compatible, can you just rotate it so that the terminals line up again?

[-] ZDL@lazysoci.al 5 points 10 hours ago

Original:

+---------------------------------+
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|                                 |
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+---------------------------------+

Rotated:

+---------------------------------+
|                                 |
|                                 |
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|                                 |
|                                 |
|                                 |
| --                           ++ |
| --                           ++ |
+---------------------------------+

The box is symmetrical across a 180. The things on it aren't necessarily.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 12 hours ago

That's when you find out the terminals are closer to one side of the battery than the other and the cables are 5cm too short

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