yes the negative terminal is the ground. also it is the black lead that goes to it
The negative terminal does not go to the starter on a negative ground system. The negative terminal goes to ground.
Normally they are used as if they were same but ground means that this connection is linked to earth, negative means that this connection is linked to a negative terminal. It is possible that someone has named the terminal incorrectly and named it ground instead of negative. Voltage between negative terminal and ground is normally 0, that means that they are on the same potential and that there is no danger of short-circuit.
Negative terminal is grounded to the vehicle. Because the system is a negative ground system. Electricity will not flow unless it has a path to ground.
the positive side, the negative side is usually just a ground
The positive battery terminal goes to ground, the negative terminal goes to the starter solenoid.
you dont need a negative terminal. its just a ground. i had to jump my 328is and i just put the negative cable to the top of the block.
Cars in which the positive terminal of the battery is connected to the chassis. They require specially designed components built for positive ground cars. The usual configuration is a negative ground (the negative battery terminal connected to the car's chassis).
It is recommended to remove the negative first. It causes less of a voltage spike if the ground is removed first.
Positive, because the negative terminal is usually used as the ground plane.
A DC voltage must have a polarity, however this polarity is always in reference to some common point and has no meaning on its own, the same with voltage. Usually this common point is the circuit ground, which may or may not be earth ground. Example: A household AA battery has a positive and a negative terminal, the positive terminal is +1.5v in relation to the negative terminal, and the negative terminal is -1.5v to the positive terminal.
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.
An open circuit is a situation when there is no electrical path from the positive terminal to the negative terminal (in case of DC) or from the live terminal to ground (in case of AC)