Backup battery swaps used to take me 40 minutes, now about 8

I used to unscrew every panel, yank the old SLA out, and juggle wires while trying not to short the terminals on the metal box. That all stopped after a nasty spark in a crawl space near Toledo that killed the panel board and cost the customer a full replacement. Now I just cut the two leads, tape them off, lift the battery, and wire the new one with quick-connects pre-crimped on both ends. I keep a small pouch with three sizes of crimp connectors and a 10mm ratchet in every truck so I never touch a screwdriver unless the panel is ancient. Anyone else switch to quick disconnects and never look back, or am I the only one who hated that fine-stranded wire mess?

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