Re: battery charging/jump starting

Posted by RAB on March 08, 2007 at 13:15:33 from (195.93.21.42):

In Reply to: battery charging/jump starting posted by brad siegmund on March 08, 2007 at 07:46:11:

BE SAFE!!!!Don"t copy the ones that say different to mlauk.

You ALWAYS connect the last connector to the engine/frame, well away from the battery. You ALWAYS disconnect the frame connection first. This applies whether pos. or neg earth. It should 1) reduce the risk of an exploding battery, and 2) will reduce your chance of a direct hit from an exploding battery from that reduced risk.
You can never completely remove the risk of an exploding battery but if you don"t take precautions like above you are risking life and limb (particularly your eyesight from sulphuric acid in the eyes, as you will probably not be thinking safety about them either!).
If you have ever had a battery blow, you would not ever do it like Pete etc.(connecting both jumpers to the battery posts.

It may often be lucky that it is an old and discharged battery that blows, and the acid is somewhat reduced in concentration (low specofic gravity) - but you never know......

Regards, RAB

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