SSB HVT 50D Vs SSB HVT 65D

I actually just replaced my HVT-50D with the HVT-70LD (HVT-50D just over 3 years old but car has hardly been driven and battery hardly charged so I can't really complain)

As I have a bracket mounted on my Traxide tray for my compressor outlet I couldn't be bothered taking the tray out to flatten the edge, so I cut off the outboard edge of the tray in situ with a Dremel. It did work but I wouldn't recommend it - stainless doesn't like to be cut [smilebigeye]

Fits nicely though. Pic below before I put the insulating terminal covers on

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David

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Originally Posted by l00kin4

I actually just replaced my HVT-50D with the HVT-70LD (HVT-50D just over 3 years old but car has hardly been driven and battery hardly charged so I can't really complain)

As I have a bracket mounted on my Traxide tray for my compressor outlet I couldn't be bothered taking the tray out to flatten the edge, so I cut off the outboard edge of the tray in situ with a Dremel. It did work but I wouldn't recommend it - stainless doesn't like to be cut [smilebigeye]

Fits nicely though. Pic below before I put the insulating terminal covers on

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David

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That must have been one had and long cut!

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Originally Posted by drivesafe

That must have been one hard and long cut!

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Hi Tim, yes, it was bloody awful. I used 2 diamond wheels and more than 10 cutting wheels (along with some knuckle skin) with the right angle adapter on the Dremel.

If I'd taken it out I would have done it with a proper grinder which would have been A LOT easier. but I'm ok with what I did as I didn't want to fiddle with my air hose plumbing which is attached on a bracket to the inboard edge of the tray.

David

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Originally Posted by l00kin4

Hi Tim, yes, it was bloody awful. I used 2 diamond wheels and more than 10 cutting wheels (along with some knuckle skin) with the right angle adapter on the Dremel.

If I'd taken it out I would have done it with a proper grinder which would have been A LOT easier. but I'm ok with what I did as I didn't want to fiddle with my air hose plumbing which is attached on a bracket to the inboard edge of the tray.

David

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Now watch out for all the rust spots that will form in the engine bay!!!!

You may want to clean it out and spray some lanolin around for a while...

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Now watch out for all the rust spots that will form in the engine bay!!!!

You may want to clean it out and spray some lanolin around for a while...

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Thanks Tombie,

I was conscious of this and covered everything I could with a drop sheet and gave it all a very good cleanout afterwards.

Thanks for the lanolin idea

David