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Solution, get a UPS packing slip envelope (the clear window kind that is sticky on one side) and put your receipt in it, and then affix it to one side of the battery. You'll never lose your receipt again! > -----Original Message----- > From: Everett Barnes [SMTP:everettb@thesamba.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 9:37 AM > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: Re: 6v battery shorted out? (BATTERY ACID) > > > Any grease will help, and is always a good idea, but you won't CURE this > problem until you replace the battery. If you delay, you'll be replacing > the battery AND the cable. > > > Thanks for this advice, I guess my battery needed replacement anyway as I > noticed this occuring since I bought the car in June. > > Right before I turned the old battery in as a core, it gave me 2v on the > voltmeter. It still made my charger needle jump around though, on both > the > slow charge 2 amp setting and the 12 amp setting. > > Has anyone else noticed that a lot of places don't punch out the > month/year > markings on batteries anymore? I think it's a scam because the batteries > have a cast-in date that can pre-date the sale date by a few months. If > you > lose your reciept, they can screw you out of a few months of pro-ration. > > - Everett > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org