Learned the hard way why you should always ground the battery last when installing a battery into a car, especially one that is cramped around the battery. I was down in LA for the break visiting my
Yikes ! At least you still HAVE the finger. I've seen many a mechanic with ring-fingers missing from silly mishaps involving jewerly. Gold is such a good electrical conductor...... Hope all the wives
I've heard a lot of football players are into getting brands now, but isn't that the hard way to do it? ;-) Gordon Glasgow Renton, WA Learned the hard way why you should always ground the battery las
Hate to hear that! Things like this take a long time to heal and are painful. I have a friend that has a permanent watch from doing the same thing - but doesn't keep time very good. Thanks for passin
Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 08:10:00 -0800
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 reattach battery connect
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 th
I would agree with Pat. Any electrical circuit is dead when it is open. It doesn't matter where you complete the circuit. Current will not flow until you have a path to ground. That path can be compl
Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 10:06:23 -0800
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