I don't have the reference at my fingertips, but I remember this admonition
from the Haynes
manual for my old PL521 truck. I have no clue why.
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
"Patrick J. Horne" wrote:
> > The problem with hooking up the positive side of the battery first is that
>you'll get an
> > arc when you hook up the ground - can be death to alternator diodes. Better
>bet is to
>
> Gary, I don't see how hooking up the two connections in any particular order
> can cause alternator diodes to be damaged. You need both connections in order
> to have current flow, so I don't see why this is true. I taught electronics
> for many years and this result seems counter to all that I know about DC
> theory. Please explain or give us a reference to further data.
>
> Thanks,
> Pat
>
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