The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

I am replacing my battery and leads. I forgot the positive has the 4 point connector near the subframe. Has anyone managed to get one apart without wrecking it and re-use it ? If not can these still be sourced or are there alternatives ?

Mike

You should be able to remove the black shround - there is a locking clip on one of the sides and it just peels apart.

James Paddock have one similar http://www.jamespaddock.co.uk/PartImages/150640.jpg

Paul

Paul

Yes I peeled it apart ok and disconnected the leads but the connector is crimped solid on the old lead. Not sure what you have posted will work as the 4 connections need power from the positive lead which is why the original is cut back and crimped.

Thanks

Whether it long enough ?

http://www.jamespaddock.co.uk/PartImages/159805.jpg

Paul

Pauls picture looks right but I cannot find it on Paddocks website.

Mike is there a chance you could post a picture of the open connector?
I've had a look around and found many two point 170a capable junction boxes, but not 4 connector ones.

I'm held up on my waterpump problem right now, but I'll have a look at mine tomorrow and see if there's an alternative.

Tempted to ask why on the leads...
Have you had a fire?

If not just a clean up normally does the job....

I don't think I've even needed to change the positive side in to the fat loom joiner. The negative earth side I may have done or recrimped
and soldered the connectors that bolt to the body and engine block.

If your old battery still holds a charge I might be interested...

Jonners

Mahesh wrote:Pauls picture looks right but I cannot find it on Paddocks website.

159805 is the part No. for that product.

paul

Mike

Go onto ebay as there are four people breaking dolomite - send them a message asking if the battery to starter motor cable is available to purchase, I'm sure they will answer you if its available.

Paul

No fire thankfully Jon. I have an upgraded battery of 45ah and 360 CCA and wanted to uprate the lead to a thicker version as suggested before or is the consensus the original will suffice ?

Your original has plenty of reserve capacity....

It never gets driven harder than when you are trying to start your car....


Jonners

Not had time to look at this recently but back on it today. I have the new lead but considered using the old one but the terminal cover is wrecked and I thought I would use the new lead and terminal cover. I got the old 4 way connector off the old lead and tried to crimp it back on the new one in the vice. As soon as I bent it back again it broke.

I can't find the original type connector on the internet anywhere. I don't mind making things non standard but most cars don't seem to have this connector and I can't even find much that is similar and will do the job.

Any suggestions ? Someone must have done this before. What about when someone has moved the battery to the boot. What did you do with these connections ?

You could probably use something like this.

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/p ... -5mm-studs

or

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/p ... 4mm-screws

There is also a cover

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/p ... 105-busbar

Just use a standard battery cable to the starter, take a second thick lead from the battery to this box and connect the brown leads which normally go into the Triumph battery lead plug.

Simples....

Thanks Paul. I saw these and unless someone has a better idea you have confirmed my thoughts. If I went for the 5mm studs I thought I could use the new lead where I have cut the insulation back as per the original lead and use a clamp across two terminals rather than cut the new lead and have to get ends soldered on. I can then use crimped ends on the 4 small brown leads and hopefully Bob's your uncle, or father in law in my case...

Keep searching, I've seen these new somewhere, somewhen. One of the classic electrical suppliers you see at all the shows I think. I'll try to dig more out of the grey cells but make no promises.

Thanks Julian
I would like to avoid adding further bulky connectors so an original would be good. As a last resort I wondered if I could use the 4 intact connections and find a way of strapping/securing that to the cable, ideally within the original shroud .