I'm 60 and I have never charged a battery in a car or motorcycle. I have
always removed them.
Bob
TS57799L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann Carletta" <anncarletta@yahoo.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 3:52 PM
Subject: [TR] charging the battery
> Tim.
>
> I've been charging my TR3A since 1978 and I have never disconnected the
> cables. Never even heard of that and I'm 50.
>
> Ann
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 20
> Jan 2012 14:42:34 -0500 (EST)
> From: KingsCreekTrees@aol.com
> To:
> triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: [TR] Off topic electrical question
> Message-ID: <11f80.7c2a8d7c.3c4b1daa@aol.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="us-ascii"
>
> Hi all;
>
> Perhaps someone can settle an argument between my
> son and I?
>
> When charging a car battery, I was always told to disconnect the
> battery
> terminals first, then connect the charger. My son, who is 23, NEVER
> disconnects the battery when connecting a charger to any car. He things
> the
> principle of having to disconnects is pointless. I have since found out
> that
> his
> practice seems commonplace among his generation.
>
> Anyone got any
> thoughts?
>
> Tim
** triumphs@autox.team.net **
Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
|