when jumpstarting a car why is it recommended that you ground the negative jumper cable of the car you are trying to jump on your engine instead of plugging it in to the negative terminal is this so electricity stays in the battery and doesn’t just circulate through it?
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when jumpstarting a car why is it recommended that you ground the negative jumper cable on your engine instead?
December 14, 2011
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what happens when you hook a negative jumper cable to a posative post on a motorcycle?
December 12, 2011
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my battery was dead so i was gonna jump it off. i hooked up the negative cable to the posative post, and the posative cable to the negative post. And my GPZ 750 wont even start now…please help
why would a truck start by connecting the negative to a spark plug cap when it wasn’t before?
December 9, 2011
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My truck (02′ ford f150) had difficulty turning on this morning, so my dad tried this trick he learned. He connected a voltage tester to the negative from the battery, and the other end to one of the spark plug caps….started right up. Can anyone explain why this worked? I’m assuming he reset something. Also, [...]
91 Chevy s-10 ground short, 12.6 volts across negative battery post to battery cable, CABLE NOT CONNECTED!?
December 9, 2011
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(91 chevy S-10 4.3 4×4 ) Click on my name and see my previous question for further information, and yes the first thing I checked was all the gounds/ battery cables. The guages on the dash go haywire, coolant temp goes from hot to cold, oil pressure goes through the roof, etc, not good readings [...]
Why do you need to connect the negative jumper cable when jumping a car?
December 8, 2011
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The usual procedure for jumping a car is to connect the black cable from the negative terminal of the good battery to a clean metal surface somewhere on the car requiring the jump. Even without that though, aren’t the negative terminals of both vehicles already grounded to the chassis? What purpose does it serve to [...]
Why should a jumper cable for car batteries be connected to the ground screw instead of the negative terminal?
December 8, 2011
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Why should the negative jumper cable be connected to the ground screw of a car?
November 22, 2011
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I have always thought that in order to use jumper cables to start a dead battery for a car, one simply connects the positive terminals of the batteries together, and likewise with the negative terminals. I myself have witnessed this being done. However, my car’s user manual says that inside the car with the dead [...]
Can I attach a 12 volt battery charger directly to the positive and negative battery posts.?
November 20, 2011
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The instructions tell me to connect the negative clamp to the chassis but I do not get good readings or adequate results that way? What is the danger of connecting directly to battery posts? Thanks.
Why is it important to connect negative terminal away from car battery when charging?
November 19, 2011
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I have read on a website that when charging your car battery, whether inside or outside of the car, you should connect the negative (black) clip away from the battery by using a jumper cable when the battery is not connected to the car or by connecting the negative clip to a piece of solid [...]
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