Always remove the negative (-) cable first. When connecting it back up connect the negative last.
The negative terminal of a battery has a - sign and positive terminal has a + sign.
The positive end of a battery goes to the positive end of the terminal. In retro spec, the negative end of a battery goes to the negative end of the terminal.
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The positive + terminal is slightly larger.
The negative battery terminal is on the battery. They don't have a wire coming from it like they do the positive. For charging purposes, the engine block acts as the battery ground. When disconnecting the negative at the battery, the negative terminal usually has a black wire and the positive has a red.
Two. The positive terminal, and the negative.
Yes. That is correct.An easy way to remember/ installation is the opposite: When replacing battery: FIRST disconnect the NEGATIVE -Terminal (black) then the POSITIVE +(red) Installation:Connect the POSITIVE Term FIRST then the NEGATIVE Term.
Red, positive + cable to Positive + battery terminal. Black, negative - cable to Negative - battery terminal.
There are 2 battery terminals. A positive or hot and a negative or ground. The positive is slightly larger than the negative.
Assuming the vehicle has a negative earth You connect the positive lead first The reasoning When the positive lead is fitted first, if you dropped a spanner across the battery negative terminal to the car body all you would do is make the circuit. If you connect the Negative lead first, and you dropped a spanner across the positive battery terminal to the car body you would then have a dead short
If we go for the diagramatic representation then battery positive is represented by the long terminal and battery negative is represented by the short terminal then the direction of the current is given by an arrow from positive terminal to negative terminal (Therotically electrons flow from negative to positive but we represent current flow from positive to negative. This is the sign convention )
You connect the positive terminal first.