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<blockquote data-quote="gnet158" data-source="post: 991767" data-attributes="member: 561174">So I finally decided to “properly” terminate power to my positive battery terminal and purchase the following.&nbsp; I currently just have bear wire being pinched by the POS battery terminal bolt.<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;amp;item=5783274590&amp;amp;rd=1&amp;amp;sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&amp;amp;rd=1" target="_blank">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;amp;item=5783274590&amp;amp;rd=1&amp;amp;sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&amp;amp;rd=1</a><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;amp;item=5783277406&amp;amp;rd=1&amp;amp;sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&amp;amp;rd=1" target="_blank">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;amp;item=5783277406&amp;amp;rd=1&amp;amp;sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&amp;amp;rd=1</a>They both arrive on Friday but I didn’t have time to install them until yesterday (Sunday).&nbsp; I disconnect the negative first, then the positive.&nbsp; I remove the OEM positive bold, screw in the new replacement bolt, strip back some new 8 gauge wire and insert it into the ring terminal.&nbsp; Screw the ring terminal into the top of the replacement positive battery bolt and connect the negative.&nbsp; I then go turn on my system and everything works just fine, the H/U, speakers, amp, and sub.&nbsp; I thought cool, that was pretty easy.&nbsp; Then I go to start my truck and I hear a click, everything’s DEAD!&nbsp; I wasn’t expecting that, so I disconnect the NEG and POS, check the amp fuse by the battery and it’s fine.&nbsp; I checked my connections and connect everything step by step only to find out that my car dies when I connect the 8-gauage wire to the ring connector.&nbsp; What’s going on?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gnet158, post: 991767, member: 561174"] So I finally decided to “properly” terminate power to my positive battery terminal and purchase the following. I currently just have bear wire being pinched by the POS battery terminal bolt. [URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5783274590&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1"]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5783274590&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1[/URL] [URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5783277406&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1"]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5783277406&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1[/URL] They both arrive on Friday but I didn’t have time to install them until yesterday (Sunday). I disconnect the negative first, then the positive. I remove the OEM positive bold, screw in the new replacement bolt, strip back some new 8 gauge wire and insert it into the ring terminal. Screw the ring terminal into the top of the replacement positive battery bolt and connect the negative. I then go turn on my system and everything works just fine, the H/U, speakers, amp, and sub. I thought cool, that was pretty easy. Then I go to start my truck and I hear a click, everything’s DEAD! I wasn’t expecting that, so I disconnect the NEG and POS, check the amp fuse by the battery and it’s fine. I checked my connections and connect everything step by step only to find out that my car dies when I connect the 8-gauage wire to the ring connector. What’s going on? [/QUOTE]

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