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(More customer reviews)This is basically a pretty nice battery terminal. It has two 8 gauge ports, one 4 gauge port, and one single-aught (1/0) port. In the 1/0 port, it comes with a bushing so you can alternatively use a second 4 gauge wire, which I thought was pretty nice. The clear plastic cover looks nice, and ships with a piece of clear plastic sheeting covering the logo / top of the cover up - so you should get it scratch-free. That's a nice touch. The clear cover (I think I saw that it's polycarbonate, but don't hold me to that) extends a little beyond the wire-exit side of the terminal, and extends just a little below the bottom. So, it does a good job of functionally completely covering the terminal when it's attached to the battery. The bolt that secures the clamp to the battery is angled in and recessed on the side. The wire holes are large enough for the insulation to enter a little, and then reduced in diameter where the wire itself goes in, so if you strip your wire straight you'll get a very clean-looking installation with the insulation part-way inside the terminal.
The reason I gave this 4 stars was the lack of instructions. While it's not real hard to figure out that you strip off about 1/4 inch of insulation to get the right depth of wire past the insulation stops, it'd be cool if they actually told you that. Similarly, they don't tell you what size allen/hex wrench to use for the set screws or attachment bolt. I found that 2.5, 3, and 4mm keys seemed to fit about right, but the 2.5 is a little loose on the 8 gauge set screws. It might be standard, but I couldn't get a standard size to fit the 4 or 1/0 gauge screws. It's a little thing, but since those instructions are missing, the product isn't perfect.
Also detracting from the 5-star rating is the use of that really annoying blister packaging that you have to cut open. While the plastic used wasn't the worst I've ever had to cut open, it was still really annoying. This is something that really screams to be packaged in a small cardboard box with a clear window on one side. Whatever happened to those kinds of packages? Paper's not *that* expensive...
Even with those oversights, though, I'd have no hesitation in recommending the statusclamp battery terminals to anyone - especially if you also get the positive terminal with the cute little (and surprisingly convenient) voltmeter built-in, like I did. Scosche Statusclamp Positive Battery Terminal
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