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Re: Question on boosting car batteries
04/07/11 03:15 AM
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> I used to think that one should connect negative to negative first, because I
> reasoned that no charge was coming out of the negative terminals. And I don't recall
> ever observing any adverse effects, so I kept on doing it that way when necessary.
>
> Only now, when Googling how to treat a new car battery, did I read that one is
> supposed to connect positive to positive first! So I was wrong all this time? What is
> the reason, then, for + to + first?


I've always done negative from good battery to GROUND in the dead car; not the negative terminal in the dead car. You sometimes can get a spark (or more) connecting negative to negative.


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Subject Posted by Posted on
* Question on boosting car batteries Mojo2000 04/07/11 03:04 AM
. * Ground is really "common return" ***EDITED* GatKongModerator  04/07/11 03:37 AM
. * Re: Ground is really "common return" ***EDITED* jopezu  04/07/11 03:24 PM
. * Muchas gracias Mojo2000  04/07/11 02:51 PM
. * Re: Ground is really "common return" ***EDITED* TriggerFin  04/07/11 07:45 AM
. * Reminded me of this... aavada  04/08/11 02:58 AM
. * Re: Question on boosting car batteries Mr. DoAdministrator  04/07/11 03:15 AM
. * Re: Question on boosting car batteries DrLarryE  04/07/11 03:15 AM

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