EZRED Battery Maintenance Kit

[@sociopathmercenary]

I've been organizing my tools by category using those 5 gallon bucket buddies. One for plumbing, one for home electrical, one for automotive electrical, one for drywall, etc. I also have a bunch of clear totes that I use to categorize various consumables and other things that don't fit in the bucket buddies. Works good for me.

[@FunkFPV]

You’re a man that speaks my language 😜👍🏻

[@akshonclip]

Another reason to keep your battery service tools separate is they get absolutely destroyed by battery acid.

[@FunkFPV]

This is true 👍🏻

[@tommagera885]

I've had this set for several years now. Only use 3 of the 7 tools, the terminal spreader, the terminal puller, and the post cleaner. The terminal spreader i had to grind down to fit because they were to fat. Set is still worth the money and much cheaper than the tool truck brands.

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

I mangled an aluminum can and bits of copper wire cutoffs juat to make it home once. Worked like a dream. Thanks again

[@montanawhite5699]

Saw terminal spreaders at work, never knew what it was for until now. You taught me about the tiny screw holding screw driver and terminal spreaders, tools I saw in an old cabinet at work that the last maintenance guy 15 years ago left.

[@DanielDroegeShow]

That little puller is great for stubborn windshield wiper arms as well.

[@stephenrickstrew7237]

@@DanielDroegeShow thanks for that tip ..

[@PatRyan-c7z]

Price isn't bad. It's about $20 less than my local auto parts store. Seems it works as advertised. Good buy imo.

[@johnathansaegal3156]

I'm long retired now, but I have a homestead, plenty of tractors and a machine shop/welding shop on the property. You wouldn't believe what rodents will collect! Yes, "shiny" tools were going missing. My brother (who shares the land with me and has his own house on the property) mentioned his tools were vanishing along with his wife's glass ornaments in her garden. Yep, they were found in what must have been an abandoned raccoon den or fortress. Yes, fortress considering the tools were lining the "walls" of the den as to give that hideout makeshift armor plating. We laughed hard when we pictured some raccoon thinking, "Shiny AND protects me from coyotes!" Oh! Hit comment before writing what I meant to write... yes, lost tools get a delay before any action is taken. Sometimes they show up, sometimes the masked bandits find a way to steel plate their own homes. Wait a bit before you go buying replacements (unless you absolutely need it ASAP, but in those cases, you always find the lost tool the exact moment you complete the task)

[@mikeallosso]

My dad had a housecat that stole everything and hid it under the rug. But tools and garden gadgets, that is another thing altogether.😂varmints 😂.

[@rebel-yellenterprises1479]

Nasty creatures. They crap all over my outdoor field kitchen counters and tables and steal my yard cats’ feed bowls. Those coons 🦝 of yours are way too smart for their own good. I’d be thinning out the herd.

[@TimMacPA]

I'm on my third re-org. I ended up back where it all started...the garage. Thank you for these though. Getting back into doing some of my own vehicle work.

[@petermccuskey1832]

As always getting me to buy more specialized tools. Thank you for the review.

[@stephenrickstrew7237]

Getting Organized…Our eternal struggle…!

[@stringlarson1247]

61 years and going, still can't get my shit together in my home. 38+ years as an RTOS software engineer, everything has to be fkn perfect, or people will die (or not die in the case of missile control). Clean AF code. My home, my art studio/workshops, complete clusterfks. Flat Surface Syndrome (FSS).

[@daifeichu]

Sometimes I misplace tools as well....Yup, misplace it. Then I gotta go get a new one I've been eyeing. Funny how I almost always end up finding the old tool.

[@FunkFPV]

I like it when I find a tool in a machine that I worked on a year ago 😜

[@donnysanner342]

WTF.....You mean I cannot use a pry bar and a hammer anymore ? Where is the fun in that....Great vid as always

[@paulputnam2305]

“…so, starting from left to right”…ha ha ha Great job.

[@petridish3045]

Two things. What is this “organized tools” thing you speak of? And secondly, the BEST way to find a lost tool is to go buy a replacement. Keep the faith.

[@FunkFPV]

Haha

[@hyperdude54]

Press F to pay respect to the tools that go missing in the line of duty F

[@charliestone8323]

No f. You're giving back to the automotive community. One kid, will find your tool. Then one day, that kid will have a fully loaded triple bay tool box and cherish and look back at the tool he or she found. It's like paying it forward.

[@FunkFPV]

🫡

[@WotansProphet]

"starting from left to right" 🤨

[@FunkFPV]

Haha I knew someone was going to notice that 😜

[@JacksAutoDiagnostics]

I have the Mac version of that battery terminal kit. That type of battery terminal cleaner is outdated. The wire brush type works better, but these days it's hard to find a good one. They don't make em like they use to. You might want to shove a few old wrenches into that kit, even a 7/16 and 1/2. Yeah I'd toss that shaver type of battery terminal cleaner and find a black plastic wire brush one. Battery terminal post cleaner tools have become so shitty, I'm thinking about making a homemade one.

[@Bosnian.Spartan]

9:16 is the only reason the cleaner/shaver and the clamps/terminals are seperated by plus and minus solely because of the size or would there actually be issues to connect a bigger clamp the smaller terminal or...?

[@jthomos21]

Well there ya go - Merry Christmas!

[@FunkFPV]

Merry Christmas to you too

[@Bosnian.Spartan]

8:58 how do you check for parasitic draw? Multi-meter??

[@thecontraguy5536]

21w bulb and two alligator clips. Unhook the negative terminal and go from negative terminal to disconnected negative clamp with alligator clips. If the bulb glows brightly you have a draw. The bulb should be glowing very dimly. Sometimes you have to watch for a long time to see it

[@Bosnian.Spartan]

@thecontraguy5536 only the negative terminal?

[@thecontraguy5536]

@@Bosnian.Spartan yes you're measuring the amperage draw in series on the battery

[@thecontraguy5536]

@@Bosnian.Spartan you can do it with a meter if you want

[@Bosnian.Spartan]

@@thecontraguy5536 do I still only test the negative terminal with a multimeter?

[@TOOL_TECHNICAL]

This video drops after a few hours ago of me parking out front of home depot, left only the hazard lights flashing, went in for a while, loaded what I needed and tried to start the truck - dead battery...I think...the universe is telling me I need to buy some more blinker fluid

[@FunkFPV]

Haha

[@stringlarson1247]

That is a speculum. Ironically, the gorilla stretched it out, and you need a speculum to spread it. I guess it depends on the type of equipment one is working with, whether it is metal or pink. This is one of the few things I can do on my 2015 Volva XC60. Those flat ratchets would be handy as they over designed the battery harness by half and it's a fn PITA just to remove/replace the battery. +10 for the review. -5 for insuffiecient toenail stuff. -5 for insufficient angle grider (mis)use. +5 for you being you +5 for pointing out the grommets so I can wear as a loin cloth. ( you're all welcom for that image in your head). -2 from the Russian judges (as req. by intl. law). 8/10 Thank you for posting. There ya go 👍

[@someoneelse-uy2us]

More than one stamped steel clamp has been replaced with a band clamp @ 5 on a Saturday night

[@nasis18]

Neat.

[@MajorOddball]

When and why would you use the terminal removal tool? Is it so you don't have a bunch of loose nuts all over potentially getting lost or something?

[@FunkFPV]

When they get a lot of corrosion on them they are hard to pull. The clamps like the one in this video are really bad for that.

[@playdg]

Mine's 8mm. Kits are always such a pain.

[@oxyfee6486]

It got me to subscribe.👍😂

[@FunkFPV]

😎👍🏻

[@tarstarkusz]

Doesn't an aluminum clamp on a lead post promote corrosion?

[@FunkFPV]

Not anymore then lead from my experience.

[@Romuls753]

I can't wait for the day when we get steel battery posts and terminals because lead bad, meanwhile cargo ships are burning tons of heavy oil while idling at the ports made in factories that are generations behind on air and water pollution

[@nomusicrc]

If they don't use the lead clamp anymore what do they use in its place

[@thecontraguy5536]

Zinc

[@FunkFPV]

Whatever is cheapest 😁

[@mjwint]

Never had a lead clamp corrode, just need to clean.

[@FunkFPV]

Yep. The bolt is what always rots out.

[@darylrichardson8567]

I’ve got 5 tool boxes & CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING!

[@charliestone8323]

in my experience, if you need to use a puller for a battery terminal, then it needs a new terminal lol Anyone else agree?

[@FunkFPV]

I’ve refurbished a few nasty ones in a pinch

[@Trump985]

I've been a mechanic of various types for over 30 years. I've never had the use for any of these tools before except the post/teminal cleaning brush. A terminal puller? Are you seriously going to go get that thing and waste time using it, of course not your just going to use a damn screwdriver or if its really stuck a prybar. Terminal spreders 😭 how about the same screwdriver and a hammer if its still a little tight. Talk about a bunch of tools that your never actually going to use.

[@errortoast]

Idk what to say

[@therealvbw]

Hah, uploaded 50 seconds ago

[@thwipp101]

have you used the drill cleaner? EZ RED 505BTSSHQD

[@r-ratedstudios3847]

Stop pointing your finger or i wont buy