# Looking for the name

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-the-name/137071>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 23, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-the-name/137071 "2019-03-23T18:15:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Austin\_Rutledge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@Austin\_Rutledge](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Austin_Rutledge)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-the-name/137071/1 "2019-03-23T18:15:43Z")

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![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/b/b5de527645023f515a52f19cffc952be7e7f8cb6.jpeg)

What’s this tool called??

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-the-name/137071/2 "2019-03-23T18:17:20Z")

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Battery post/terminal cleaner.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/8/8ec341b802829339eb867bc84058f37dc3d919bf.jpeg)

Tester

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**Author:** ![Austin\_Rutledge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@Austin\_Rutledge](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Austin_Rutledge)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-the-name/137071/3 "2019-03-23T18:21:45Z")

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Is that the “technical” name. I’m trying to find one to purchase not having any luck.

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**Author:** ![Austin\_Rutledge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@Austin\_Rutledge](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Austin_Rutledge)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-the-name/137071/4 "2019-03-23T18:23:23Z")

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Never mind I found it. It was under 4 way!

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-the-name/137071/5 "2019-03-23T21:05:31Z")

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Odd, since it’s a 3-way.

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-the-name/137071/6 "2019-03-23T21:58:12Z")

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In addition to battery terminal cleaner, you had to say “for top post batteries”.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-the-name/137071/7 "2019-03-23T22:56:08Z")

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I have one of those, I haven’t used it in twenty years. The scrapers for the battery posts don’t clean as well as the brush type. The auger for cleaning the battery cable ends works well on lead battery cable ends however steel battery cable ends have been the standard for the last 20 years so a brush type cleaner works better.

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-the-name/137071/8 "2019-03-25T14:43:32Z")

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[amazon.com- 3 way battery post cleaner](https://www.amazon.com/K-D-Tools-2173-Battery-Tool/dp/B0002SRCM4/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_2?keywords=3+way+battery+post+cleaner&qid=1553524974&s=automotive&sr=1-2-fkmrnull)