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Automotive batteries typically have one of three types of terminals. In recent years, the most common design was the SAE Post, consisting of two lead posts in the shape of truncated cones, positioned on the top of the battery, with slightly different diameters to ensure correct electrical polarity. The "JIS" type is similar to the SAE but smaller, once again positive is larger than negative but b…