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Re: [Spridgets] Battery disconnect

To: MICHAEL ROWE <mdrowe@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Battery disconnect
From: derf via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 12:00:23 -0600
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DC power for your car requires a circuit of both positive and negative.
What John said.


On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 11:44 AM, MICHAEL ROWE via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:

> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> All of my cars have a disconnect knob on the positive terminal.  Do I have
> this backward?
> Michael Rowe
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<div dir=3D"ltr">DC power for your car requires a circuit of both positive =
and negative.<div>What John said.</div><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"g=
mail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 11:44 AM=
, MICHAEL ROWE via Spridgets <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridg=
ets@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt;</spa=
n> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b=
order-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Instructions for working on the=
 gauges of my Toyota say remove the negative battery terminal.=C2=A0 This m=
akes no sense to me.=C2=A0 It leaves all the hot wires live, so if your too=
l grounds one of them, it will spark.=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 It only prevented starting.=C2=A0 In fact, this =
is one of the electrical tests mentioned by John Twist. =C2=A0</div><div><b=
r></div><div>All of my cars have a disconnect knob on the positive terminal=
.=C2=A0 Do I have this backward?</div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D=
"#888888"><div>Michael Rowe</div>
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