>What are "flag" terminal posts? Flag terminals are flat-sided lead terminals with a hole in them so you can use lug ends on your battery cables. Electric tow motors, fork lifts, and other industrial equipment use flag terminals. You can find them on the little lawn mower tractor batteries. They give you more contact area than those wimpy wing-nut top terminal posts and are easier to attach and remove than the round terminal posts. It is also easier to keep the flags clean than it is with the familiar round clamping stlye. It is very easy to connect big banks together by simply using lug terminals - just bolt them together. Flag terminals are a pleasure to work with and the automotive round terminal clamps are a nightmare. Raise your hand if you have ever cursed while trying to remove the round clamp with its stripped bolt. OOPHS - just broke the battery terminal because the "terminal puller" was lost in the garage! With flags no specical tools are needed to remove clamps or to clean the inside of the clamps. Deka-East Penn (West Marine's new supplier), Exide and others offer the option of flag terminals. Look in the Yellow Pages for your local industrial battery outlet. They will have the better batteries available with flags. You may also be surprised that the industrial outlets may charge less money for more battery. Brian Hall CHB 45 "Any Sea Old Bay Marina Baltimore