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What happens if you put in a riding mower battery with Wrong Polarity?
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∙ 12y ago
Depends. You may ruin the battery, or blow the fuse if equipped. More than likely will not hurt any other electronics but there is no guarantee.
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What happens when you charge a car battery on the wrong polarity?
You can't recharge it hooked up in reverse. You will destroy the battery or the charger if you try it.
Why does alarm system goes on and the car will not star when replacingtrying a new battery on a Camry 97?
Possibly, wrong polarity. Check whether you connect the battery correctly or you are using a correct battery.
What happens when you connect the battery charging cable to the wrong post?
Overheat he battery to the point of busting it.
What happens when a battery is connected wrong on a 1997 mercury villager?
you can blow fuses or the battery Possible computer damage.
What happens if you put the wrong size battery in a 2003 pt cruiser?
Nothing as long as it was a 12 volt battery.
Why the positive terminal of an ammeter is connected to the positive terminal of battery?
The proper polarity has to be adhered to so as to make the meter's needle deflection move in the correct direction. The wrong polarity will deflect the needle in the opposite direction and pin the needle against the needle stop on the left side of the meter's scale. This could un-calibrate the ammeter and the readings would not be accurate if this happens.
Connected the house battery in a motor home wrong connected the positive and negative to the positive termimal and the ground to the negative Did I ruin the battery?
No, not the battery. But anything that has a diode, transistor or is in any other way dependent on polarity may be fried... including your alternator.
What is reverse polarity protection?
All batteries have two terminals, one positive and one negative, and usually they need to be hooked up right for the equipment to work. Some equipment will be damaged if you hook the battery up the wrong way - reverse polarity. Equipment that has reverse polarity protection has something in them which makes them able to stand being hooked up wrong w/o being damaged.
Why capacitor burst?
Electrolytic capacitors tend to explode when connected to AC or to DC currents of the wrong polarity. The plates short out because the dielectric is maintained by a polarized field, and is then destroyed by the wrong polarity.
What happens IF the wires from a battery charger are put the wrong way round onto battery terminals and left to charge?
charger i had was wired wrong. soon as it was plugged in the charger stopped working. if wires are wrong it just will not charge and can be dangerous!
If alternator is hooked up in reverse polarity what happens?
"If you connected the battery in reverse that will certainly fry the alternator and cause damage to any other polarity sensitive components as well. The alternator is NOT suposed to spark, it charges by by generating alternating current which is converted to direct current through a diode pack known as the rectifier, and the voltage is regulated by some more electronic wizardry called (amazingly enough) a regulator. Normally when alternators go wrong the charging warning light will glow, and you will get the wrong readings from your voltmeter (if your car has one)."
What is reverse protectism?
All batteries have two terminals, one positive and one negative, and usually they need to be hooked up right for the equipment to work. Some equipment will be damaged if you hook the battery up the wrong way - reverse polarity. Equipment that has reverse polarity protection has something in them which makes them able to stand being hooked up wrong w/o being damaged.
