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What can happen if you connect battery terminals positive to negative and negative to positive to a 1995 Maxima?
On any car, switching the battery hookups will most likely fry your battery.
What are car battery terminals made of?
Most battery terminals are made of lead.
What color is the positive wire on a lawnmower battery?
The positive wire on most batteries is red. If both are black, look for the positive sign by the electrode.
How do you detach a car battery?
Most of the time there a nuts on the battery terminals , you only have to loosen them up and pull on the terminals away from the battery, they should pop right off afterwards.
Is the red battery cable always positive?
In most cases yes but not all. The battery cable could have been replaced and the original color may have not been followed. Normally we do think of red being positive and black being negative. It is possible to make a black cable work on a positive battery terminal although it needs the end opened up to do it. The positive terminal is always the LARGEST one on the battery itself, the negative being the smaller. This is true on batteries with terminals or posts on the top. If the battery uses a side mount for the cables, each terminal should be marked + / -
What metal is used for Making battery terminal?
In most batteries, the negative terminal is made out of zinc and the positive terminal is made out of carbon. this may vary depending upon the type of battery and the amount of power it supplies.
What cable is positive on a riding lawn tractor?
Most commonly there is a red cable and a black cable that conect to the battery. The red cable is the positive one. If the cables on your lawn tractor are color-coded, then the cable that connects to the battery post marked with a (+) is the positive.
How do you change the battery in a 2003 Honda motorcycle?
In most later Honda models the battery is located under the driver's seat. The first step is to remove this. The seat is usually fastened with two bolts, often of the Allen type, one on each side of the rear of the seat. Then the seat is pulled back a bit and it is loose. In some bikes the CDI ignition unit is on top of the battery, pull this aside so it does not hinder access to the battery. Now you can remove the battery cables from their terminals. Disconnect the negative (black) cable first and then disconnect the positive (red) cable. Lift the old battery out and put the new battery in place. Be careful that the new battery turns the same way as the old battery, so the negative and positive cables will readily be connected to their respective terminals. Now, connect the positive cable and then the negative cable. Make sure the small bolts on the battery terminals are well fastened to the cables. Put the seat again in place and tighten the nuts on either side. Now you are ready to go.
How do you replace Nissan Micra 1994 battery without knowing the positive and negatives?
Answer 1all batteries have a positive and negative labeled on them. One battery cable should be red and one black the red is positive! Answer 2 The rest of the storyAnswer 1 is correct, but IF you had to ask the question, then answer 1 is incomplete. The labeling on the battery to which answer 1 relates does not say "positive and negative." Instead, symbols are used, and they are embossed in raised symbols on the battery case, next to the terminals they identify. Since they are embossed in the battery case, they usually are NOT a different color, but are the same color as material of the battery case, and you have to really look for them.The positive battery terminal will be identified with a plus [+] symbol next to it, and the negative terminal will be identified with a minus [-] symbol next to it.Also, I think, the two terminals are very slightly different in size [diameter]. Genrerally, the positive terminal will be slightly larger than the negative. I think this was done to help prevent people from connecting the cables backward.Although you can put the slightly larger positive cable connector on the negative terminal on the negative terminal, the negative cable connector will not fit over the negative terminal on the battery. However, this does you no good, once you've incorrectly [reversed] touched the cables to a "hot" battery, which probably will instantly "fry" some of the delicate electronics of your vehicle.As mentioned in answer 1, the polarity of most battery cables are generally indicated by the color of the insulation jacket. Normal protocol 12 volt vehicle electrical systems is that a positive cable or wire will have a red color, and the negative will have a black colored insulation jacket. That is of course, unless someone who did not know what they were doing, replaced one or both of the cables with the wrong color!You can determine if the cable colors are correct by visually tracing them from their terminal connectors to where they go in the engine compartment. If correct, the black negative battery cable will go to a ring connector under a bolt head on the metal engine block. If correct, the red positive battery cable will go to either a solenoid relay mounted on [usually] on the inner fender near the battery, the firewall, or on the starter itself.Once you are certain that you know which battery terminal are positive and negative, AND which battery cables are positive and negative, then replacing the battery is simply a matter of loosening the terminal clamp bolts, removing the NEGATIVE clamp/cable from the battery first, then the postivive clamp/cable.Then remove the old battery, clean all accumulation of dust, dirt, from the battery tray and terminals, and install the new battery. Then clean the cable clamp connectors with a "terminal brush," and install the cables.Intall the POSITIVE cable FIRST, and the NEGATIVE cable last. If there is a safety cover on the positive terminal, replace it over the positive cable clamp.
What is a battery positive terminal?
recent years, the most common design was the SAE Post, consisting of two lead posts in the shape of truncated cones, positioned on the top of the battery, with slightly different diameters to ensure correct electrical polarity.The "JIS" type is similar to the SAE but smaller, once again positive is larger than negative but both are smaller than their SAE counterparts. Most older Japanese cars were fitted with JIS terminals. Cohomer dot com webiste, show more battery terminals, the positive terminal inner size is larger than the negative terminal, with about 0.1-0.5cm.General Motors, and other automobile manufacturers, have also begun using side-post battery terminals, which consist of two recessed female 3/8" threads (SAE 3/8-16) into which bolts or various battery terminal adapters are to be attached. These side posts are of the same size and do not prevent incorrect polarity connections.L terminals consist of an L-shaped post with a bolt hole through the vertical side. These are used on some European cars, motorcycles, lawn and garden devices, snowmobiles, and other light duty vehicles.Some batteries sizes are available with terminals in many different configurations, but two main configurations are:positive on left and negative on right cornernegative on left and positive on right corner.Terminals can also be both on the long or short side of the battery, or diagonally opposed, or in the middle. Purchasing the wrong configuration may prevent battery cables from reaching the battery terminals.
What goes hook-up to the positive side of the battery in a 1969 vw beetle sedan?
In most properly wired cars, a red cable goes to the positive terminal on the battery, and a black cable goes to the negative terminal. If color coding doesn't work, negative is the ground cable, positive is where your power is going.
What tools do you need to replace a battery?
You'll usually need a couple of sockets and a ratchet in order to loosen the battery cable clamps and the battery hold-down bracket. I've found that 10mm is usually the most common size for the nuts on the cables, the size for the hold-down bracket will vary depending on the vehicle. Just loosen both clamps from the battery terminals, remove the negative cable first, then do the positive side. Install the new battery and hook it up in the reverse order (positive first, then negative).
