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Important Things To Note When Disconnecting And Reconnecting Your Battery by AutosBay(m): 6:09pm On Nov 28, 2014 |
IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE WHEN DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING YOUR BATTERY If you're going to do any work on your car involving the electrical system, disconnect the battery first. To do this, loosen the connector for the negative/ground terminal first, and wiggle the terminal cap off. If you need to take the battery out, you can now take off the positive connector. Why negative then positive? If you disconnect the positive side of the battery first, the negative side is still connected to the entire car. If you drop a tool and it lands on the positive battery terminal and touches anything else on the car, you'll have an electrical short. By disconnecting the negative first, you're cutting off the return path for the current. Now, if a tool drops on to either of the battery terminals, it doesn't matter if it touches part of the chassis or not - there's no continuous path for the electrical current. Reconnecting your battery. Connect the positive terminal first, and the negative second - the reverse of removal, and for the same reasons. When you slip the negative connector on, there will be a spark as it gets close and makes contact with the negative battery terminal. Don't be afraid of this - it's nothing to worry about. Make sure the terminal caps are done up nice and tight. Source: Wikipedia.org
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Re: Important Things To Note When Disconnecting And Reconnecting Your Battery by spartanian(m): 6:24pm On Nov 28, 2014 |
Good information, thank you. 1 Like |
Re: Important Things To Note When Disconnecting And Reconnecting Your Battery by Nobody: 6:27pm On Nov 28, 2014 |
Nice |
Re: Important Things To Note When Disconnecting And Reconnecting Your Battery by amichaelz101(m): 7:40pm On Nov 28, 2014 |
Nice |
Re: Important Things To Note When Disconnecting And Reconnecting Your Battery by uboma(m): 8:00pm On Nov 28, 2014 |
very informative. thanks for sharing @ op |
Re: Important Things To Note When Disconnecting And Reconnecting Your Battery by starlingbawa(m): 8:43pm On Nov 29, 2014 |
Honestly I didn't know this before today. Thanks so much for this educative information. Duly noted then!!! |
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