{"id":289,"date":"2023-12-09T04:17:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T04:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/?p=289"},"modified":"2023-12-14T04:17:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T04:17:05","slug":"fixing-a-blinker-and-protecting-the-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/2023\/12\/09\/fixing-a-blinker-and-protecting-the-positive\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing a blinker and protecting the positive."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My left rear blinker would pop out occasionally and it was time to fix it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9050-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9050-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9050-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9050-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9050-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9050-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It looked to me like it was just epoxied into place. So  quick cleanup and fix was in order. I opted for RTV so it could have a little flex. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9060-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9060-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9060-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9060-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9060-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9060-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9068-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9068-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9068-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9068-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9068-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9068-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9070-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9070-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9070-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9070-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9070-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9070-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9071-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9071-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9071-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9071-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9071-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9071-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And now to something I wanted to do for a minute, I wanted to put a cover on the positive terminal of the battery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9043-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9043-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9043-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9043-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9043-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9043-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It came with a cover for the negative&#8230; but I might put on a battery disconnect, so i did not put it on yet. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My left rear blinker would pop out occasionally and it was time to fix it. 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