Being independent can be incredibly fulfilling.
It can also be fucking exhausting sometimes.
My car battery died, so I ordered a new one. I carefully checked the amperage, dimensions, and compatibility with my car model. It arrived, I removed the old battery (which was no small feat, and I was ridiculously proud of myself when I finally managed it) and then discovered that the terminals on the new battery were reversed and it wouldn’t work.
So now I have to return it. Which means carrying a 15 kg battery to the post office.
Then I have to wait for the correct one to arrive.
And after that, I get to figure out why two of my tyres are flat (no problem, I have a spare tyre and ordered a charger/air blower thingy, hopefully it will work).
I am perfectly capable of taking care of my own shit.
I’m just getting a little tired of it. But lesson learned: buy the exact same model of whatever you need to replace if you can.
/rant
I don’t have enough information, but assuming your battery is compatible, can you just rotate it so that the terminals line up again?
Original:
+---------------------------------+ | ++ -- | | ++ -- | | | | | | | | | | | | | +---------------------------------+Rotated:
+---------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | -- ++ | | -- ++ | +---------------------------------+The box is symmetrical across a 180. The things on it aren’t necessarily.
That’s when you find out the terminals are closer to one side of the battery than the other and the cables are 5cm too short