The post is just lead, gray color. The cable is sometimes colored red. The battery could also have a "+" symbol to mark positive.
Positive is normally red.
The red terminal on a car battery is the positive terminal which feeds electrical current to various devices. The black terminal is the negative, or ground, terminal which is attached to the car frame.
Positive is either red or has a "+" symbol.
When jumping a car, the red jumper cable goes on the positive terminal of the dead battery and the black jumper cable goes on the negative terminal of the good battery.
Both posts are gray, positive has a red wire running to it, and a plus sign next to it.
When jump-starting a car, you should connect the red jumper cable to the positive terminal of the dead battery first.
Corrosion or a very loose connection at the positive terminal.
your an idiot. what color is the negative wire for everything. BLACK!!!AnswerI think it is the Red one. Red is the color code for the positive terminal (also for your battery tender). Black or green indicates the negative terminal..
Connect the terminal to the body of the car first, i.e. the nagative terminal, then connect the positive terminal.
Normally red or brown. The battery has a + stamped into it by the positive terminal. Follow the wires, on a modern car the positive will go to the alternator and starter. The negative wire (easier to follow) will go to the body/engine block
When jump-starting a car battery, you should connect the positive terminal first.
To safely jump a car when the positive terminal is red, follow these steps: Connect the red (positive) jumper cable to the positive terminal of the dead battery. Connect the other end of the red jumper cable to the positive terminal of the working battery. Connect the black (negative) jumper cable to the negative terminal of the working battery. Connect the other end of the black jumper cable to an unpainted metal surface on the car with the dead battery. Start the working car and let it run for a few minutes. Try starting the car with the dead battery.