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How odd. I've never seen or heard of that before.
I don’t have enough information, but assuming your battery is compatible, can you just rotate it so that the terminals line up again?
Original:
+---------------------------------+
| ++ -- |
| ++ -- |
| |
| |
| |
| |
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+---------------------------------+
Rotated:
+---------------------------------+
| |
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| |
| -- ++ |
| -- ++ |
+---------------------------------+
The box is symmetrical across a 180. The things on it aren't necessarily.
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
I honestly wouldn't have even thought about that. Thank you for sharing so now I'll know if I ever need it. I'm sending you all the ehugs.
Yeah, there's a code letter / number combination for getting the terminals and size right, and it's not obvious
https://askmyauto.com/car-battery-numbers-explained/?amp=1
Sucks to find this sort of thing from experience, sorry
See, it's probably one of those things that people "just know" if they were raised around cars, and wouldn't ever think of if they weren't. I was raised very much in the spirit of equality, but was never invited around for car stuff (granted, my dad died when I was 13 and I was quite wild before that so maybe it wasn't really very safe). All I know about cars is stuff my husband taught me + some YouTube videos but there's still so much I don't know and maybe wouldn't think to ask. That's why my daughters learned how to top up wipers liquid as soon as they were tall enough to reach the intake and it goes on from there 😂
As I said, it's not obvious. I don't know why there's not just one sort that fits everything
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I have no advice, only hugs.
Roadside assistance is worth every penny if you can swing it.
I would normally agree, but AAA in the US has been fully enshittified.
How so?
Back when I was in college, it was a once per year fee. Everyone got the same level of service. Now there are tiers of service depending on how much you're willing to pay, and it's gone from having to pay once a year, to monthly if you want their best level of support.
A lot of insurance policies include it now
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