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They came out with steel belted radial tires to connect it to earth.
That picture brought back memories of the 65 Ford Fairlane woodie wagon I was constantly stealing from my parents driveway. Smaller jumper to send the ignition and systems, pliers across the solenoid. "Pliers Across the Solenoid" - garage band name
I was just thinking with a vehicle that vintage, there are several circuits that could be closed(doors, underhood light, cig light port), which leaves the same spark danger back at the battery. Albeit, those are all fused pretty low so you'd hardly scorch a wrench.
Valve1138
I like the AB in the GB
You'll short whatever lead you're fucking with to ground.
Short the negative lead to ground when you're getting the terminal loose? doesn't make a difference. Short the positive lead? you're having a bad time.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
Easier to disconnect the negative, in that if you touch anything on the body of the car besides the wrench (like say, the body of the car), you won't complete a circuit to ground through your body.
Valve1138
I like the AB in the GB
Most of us avoid that issue by paying attention to what the hell we're doing and not arcing shit with wrenches.
It's a car battery, it's not going to hurt you.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
Or you could just do things the safe way and not worry about it.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
Uh. I saw the aftermath of a car battery that had exploded and hit a guy in the jaw. It was clearly broken because his chin was split in two and one half was just kind of hanging there.
Car batteries can kill. I may forget that posts are tapered, but I won’t forget they’re dangerous.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
yeah, that 12VDC at 100CCA is barely a tickle for a REAL MANLY MAN.
I disagree about a car battery not hurting you - lots of amperage. Which is why the direct battery bit scortches a wrench. I just think that for practical purposes disconnecting the positive is usually just as safe/reasonable,
It's not an earth grounded system, you don't know WTF you are talking about.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
It not being grounded to Earth has nothing to do with the reason why you disconnect the negative first.
So, how is the pos getting nysteriously reconnected? I like how your thinking but its pretty remote imo - i shouldnt have bellowrd atyou. Sorry.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
Touching the positive to disconnect it, and then touching any other bare metal on the car is how you end up getting stung.
That is not a risk you run when you disconnect the negative first.
I cannot believe you're arguing this. It's fucking science that even a 1st grader layman should understand.
I'm not arguing it - I acknowledged that. But for practical purposes I'm usually not that clumsy for that brief moment in time. I don't mind the work being moderately challenging. I've yet to blow myself up or electrocute myself, despite working with dangerous shit all the time.
you never leaned over the vehicle with a zipper or belt buckle or bare skin touching the frame when you're undoing the positive first with a metal wrench?
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