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Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 Litre I6
01/17/17
Walk out to car this evening to pick up my son from the in-laws.
Open door......no dome lights. WTF??!?? Check date code on battery, 2013.
Whip out Fluke DMM, 0VDC. Hmm that's interesting. Have in-laws drop son off, wait till wife gets home. Figure battery is in need of replacing anyways. Head to Advanced Auto. Pick up the following:
walk around XJ looking for open doors. Tail gate isn't fully closed. Close it and dome light turns off. Sitting at dinner about an hour later:
Me: "yea, the dome light must have been on all last night and all of today. That's what drained the battery"
Wife: "is that my fault then?"
Me: "huh?"
Wife: "I took the stroller out of the back last night"
Me: "FUUUUUUUUUUUUU"
Also, I learned the battery terminals are absolutely atrocious. Criminal even. The mechanical stop built into the terminal that stops the square headed bolt from turning is worn away. Looks like robots were knawling on my terminals. Need XJwonders cable love in Jeep.
Walk out to car this evening to pick up my son from the in-laws.
Open door......no dome lights. WTF??!?? Check date code on battery, 2013.
Whip out Fluke DMM, 0VDC. Hmm that's interesting. Have in-laws drop son off, wait till wife gets home. Figure battery is in need of replacing anyways. Head to Advanced Auto. Pick up the following:
- Duralast Gold battery
- Duralast felt terminals
- Duralast dielectric grease packet
walk around XJ looking for open doors. Tail gate isn't fully closed. Close it and dome light turns off. Sitting at dinner about an hour later:
Me: "yea, the dome light must have been on all last night and all of today. That's what drained the battery"
Wife: "is that my fault then?"
Me: "huh?"
Wife: "I took the stroller out of the back last night"
Me: "FUUUUUUUUUUUUU"
Also, I learned the battery terminals are absolutely atrocious. Criminal even. The mechanical stop built into the terminal that stops the square headed bolt from turning is worn away. Looks like robots were knawling on my terminals. Need XJwonders cable love in Jeep.
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Year: 2001
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and yes big Milwaukee fan. Just got the 46" tool chest. Also included a pic of my tech bag. I use this everyday at work. Great tool bag, even has a spot for my laptop (that was the selling point).
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Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0l
I have the 1/2 impact and the 3/8 ratchet they are great, I no longer have to turn on my air compressor so I find myself using my impact a lot more.
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this seems to be the general way things go when air tool guys get their hands on Milwaukee cordless tools. Mostly, the cordless ratchet and cordless impact.
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Year: 1999
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Nice. I had one electric ratchet a year's ago. Makita maybe? Not sure but it was awful haha. Kind of scared me away from electric tools for awhile but now after seeing reviews of the new stuff, I jumped on the impact and am debating the ratchet. Milwaukee seems to be up there in terms of quality.
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Nice. I had one electric ratchet a year's ago. Makita maybe? Not sure but it was awful haha. Kind of scared me away from electric tools for awhile but now after seeing reviews of the new stuff, I jumped on the impact and am debating the ratchet. Milwaukee seems to be up there in terms of quality.
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Ahh there is the picture of the box I have been waiting for! Very nice. I would need one a bit larger then that though. I am guessing they come in different sizes in the same style as yours? I really like that top compartment.
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I know dude, I meant to send you pictures. But you can't upload pictures from your phone in the PM message writer. But yea, it's nice. This is the biggest size Milwaukee manufacturers, 46 inch. They also make a smaller 30".
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Haha no big deal. I figured thats what it was. How deep is it? I think my current box is 30 deep by 62 long but only 40ish tall. Might need 2 Milwaukee boxes! Having the top power station is well worth it alone.
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Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 HO
Yep, pretty much swear by the Milwaukee cordless impacts at work. Can't wait to get some hands on the new compact impact wrench.
Build is looking good BTW.
Build is looking good BTW.
#45
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01/17/17
Walk out to car this evening to pick up my son from the in-laws.
Open door......no dome lights. WTF??!?? Check date code on battery, 2013.
Whip out Fluke DMM, 0VDC. Hmm that's interesting. Have in-laws drop son off, wait till wife gets home. Figure battery is in need of replacing anyways. Head to Advanced Auto. Pick up the following:
walk around XJ looking for open doors. Tail gate isn't fully closed. Close it and dome light turns off. Sitting at dinner about an hour later:
Me: "yea, the dome light must have been on all last night and all of today. That's what drained the battery"
Wife: "is that my fault then?"
Me: "huh?"
Wife: "I took the stroller out of the back last night"
Me: "FUUUUUUUUUUUUU"
Also, I learned the battery terminals are absolutely atrocious. Criminal even. The mechanical stop built into the terminal that stops the square headed bolt from turning is worn away. Looks like robots were knawling on my terminals. Need XJwonders cable love in Jeep.
Walk out to car this evening to pick up my son from the in-laws.
Open door......no dome lights. WTF??!?? Check date code on battery, 2013.
Whip out Fluke DMM, 0VDC. Hmm that's interesting. Have in-laws drop son off, wait till wife gets home. Figure battery is in need of replacing anyways. Head to Advanced Auto. Pick up the following:
- Duralast Gold battery
- Duralast felt terminals
- Duralast dielectric grease packet
walk around XJ looking for open doors. Tail gate isn't fully closed. Close it and dome light turns off. Sitting at dinner about an hour later:
Me: "yea, the dome light must have been on all last night and all of today. That's what drained the battery"
Wife: "is that my fault then?"
Me: "huh?"
Wife: "I took the stroller out of the back last night"
Me: "FUUUUUUUUUUUUU"
Also, I learned the battery terminals are absolutely atrocious. Criminal even. The mechanical stop built into the terminal that stops the square headed bolt from turning is worn away. Looks like robots were knawling on my terminals. Need XJwonders cable love in Jeep.