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Instructions for working on the gauges of my Toyota say remove the=20
negative battery terminal. =C2=A0This makes no sense to me. =C2=A0It leaves=
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the hot wires live, so if your tool grounds one of them, it will spark.=20
=C2=A0Removing the positive terminal eliminates this possibility.
Some years ago, I put in a kill switch on the ground terminal, and the=20
car would continue to run when the ground was open. =C2=A0It only prevented=
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starting. =C2=A0In fact, this is one of the electrical tests mentioned by=
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John Twist. =C2=A0
All of my cars have a disconnect knob on the positive terminal. =C2=A0Do I=
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have this backward?
Michael Rowe
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Instructions for working on the gauges of my Toyota say remove the negative
battery terminal. This makes no sense to me. It leaves all the hot
wires live, so if your tool grounds one of them, it will spark. Removing
the positive terminal eliminates this possibility.<div><br></div><div>Some
years ago, I put in a kill switch on the ground terminal, and the car would
continue to run when the ground was open. It only prevented starting.
In fact, this is one of the electrical tests mentioned by John Twist.
</div><div><br></div><div>All of my cars have a disconnect knob on the
positive terminal. Do I have this backward?</div><div>Michael Rowe</div>
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