User Guide
TROJAN BATTERY
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3 Battery Installation
To ensure you install your batteries properly and safely, please use the following guidelines.
3 .1. Battery Connections
Battery cables provide the link between the batteries, equipment and charging system. Faulty
connections can lead to poor performance, terminal damage, meltdown, or re. To ensure proper
connections, please use the following guidelines for cable size, torque values and terminal protection.
3.2.Terminal Types
Figure 1 illustrates various terminal types found on Trojan batteries. Refer to the appropriate terminal type
when determining proper torque in Section 3.5.
Figure 1 – Terminal Types
1 ELPT 2 EHPT 3 EAPT 4 EUT 5 LT 6 DT 7 UT
Embedded Low
Prole
Embedded High
Prole
Embedded Auto
Post
Embedded
Universal
L-Terminal
Automotive Post
& Stud
Universal
8 AP 9 WNT 10 DWNT 11 ST 14 IND 15 M6/M8 15
Automotive Post Wingnut Dual Wingut Stud Industrial
6mm/8mm Insert
3.3.Correct Hardware
Installation
If using at washers, it is very important to ensure the battery cable lug is contacting the lead surface
of the terminal, and the washer is placed on top of the lug. Do not place a washer between the battery
terminal and the lug, as this will create high resistance and cause excessive heating of the connection
and terminal. It is important that fasteners be tightened to the appropriate torque for each terminal type,
as dened in Table 2.