[Ron Ramirez]

My next move was to slightly enlarge the hole in the rubber plug with a drill. (I also leave the rubber plug in place.)

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I also drill a smaller hole in the bottom of the can, near the edge, for the negative lead.

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Next, I stick a piece of insulated 12 gauge copper wire through the center hole. This will be my new positive terminal.

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I also run a long piece of 20 gauge wire through the small hole which will serve as the negative lead.

Now, before we forget, let's return to that solder terminal.

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It's hard to describe in words, but I use a pair of diagonal cutter to carefully uncrimp the terminal from the remaining piece of aluminum rod. This has to be done very carefully, lest you ruin the solder terminal.

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Now, the solder terminal is free from the old aluminum rod and may be reused with the new copper wire.

more to come...