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Yes connect the positive first to the positive battery post, and then connect the negative ground to the engine somewhere and not to the battery.
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Are you supposed to connect the positive first when wiring a system in your car?
Yes, you always connect positive first.
Which battery post do you connect first when replacing a car battery?
You connect the positive terminal first.
What sequence do I use to connect a car battery?
Connect positive first, negative last.
While jumping car with cables the positive post sparked?
Next time attach the positive cable first.
How do you install car battery?
Connect the terminal to the body of the car first, i.e. the nagative terminal, then connect the positive terminal.
Can you connect negative to negative in jumping your car?
If you want to jump start your car, connecting negative to negative and positive to positive is the only way to do it. Connecting negative to positive will result in extensive damages to the electric systems of both cars.
What cable to you connect first when installing a car battery?
red or positive
Do you connect a compressor's positive or negative lead to a car battery first?
Posittive first then the negative
How do you hook up your car battery?
Connect negative (-) black cable first. Then connect positive (+) cable last. You will see a + and a - next to the posts. Hook up positive first, negative last.
How do you hook back up a car battery?
Connect the Positive + battery cable to the positive + battery post first. Then connect the Negative - cable to the negative - battery post.
Should you connect the pos or neg terminal first when replacing a car battery?
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
Does boosting someones car hurt your battery?
As long as you connect the jumper cables correctly and remove them as soon as the car with the dead battery starts, you will do no harm. Remember connect the positive cables first and the negative last. Disconnect negative first and positive last.
