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Negative cable first........ Posted by Herb Hirsch [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Re: Parking lights always on - dead battery this mornin, Joseph (jgARC03SW), Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:22:55 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
If you are disconnecting the battery to remove it, do it in the following sequence.
1. Remove the negative cable first.
2. Next, remove the positive cable.
The reason for this approach is to prevent an accident. If you remove the positive cable first AND make accidental contact with the chassis you'll get fireworks, because the chassis is still connected to the negative side of the battery. Removal of the negative cable first effectively disconnects the negative side of the battery from the chassis; hence, it is then of no consequence if there is accidental contact with the chassis when removing the positive cable.
Herb Hirsch
South Brunswick, NJ
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