On a car battery, the cables attach to two metal posts which stick up on the top of the battery.
No. If the battery post if missing then you will have to buy a new battery. My question to you is how is a battery post missing?
You can buy an adapter to convert a side post to top post or visa versa.
It is as simple as changing the battery cables.
The post with the red cable attached to it. The positive post is slightly larger than the negative post. + & - is normally printed on the top of the battery next to the post.
You can buy and adaptor to connect the top post cables to a side post battery. Or you can simply replace the side post cables with top post cables.
Connect the Positive + battery cable to the positive + battery post first. Then connect the Negative - cable to the negative - battery post.
Positive (Red) to positive post on battery. Negative (Black) to negative post on battery.
There is no standard for locating the positive or negative posts on a battery. You must look fot the " + " symbol on the battery. The positive post is slightly larger than the negative post.
Side post, lead acid, automotive battery.Side post, lead acid, automotive battery.
First off you must have the same type batteries. Connect the positive post of the first battery to the positive post of the second battery. Then connect the negative post of the first battery to the negative post of the second battery. Now connect the positive post of the first battery to the positive connection on the vehicle. Then connect the negative post of the first battery to the negative cable of the vehicle. Click the link for a diagram.
First connect the battery charger positive connection to the Positive post on the battery and the negative connection to any place on the engine away from the battery and not on the negative battery post. Connecting the battery charger any other way is unsafe.
Connect them together in Series. Connect the negative post of one battery to the positive post of the other battery. Then connect the negative charger cable to one negative battery post and the positive to the positive post of the other battery.