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Battery cables reversed.
If the battery cables are reversed just long enough to make the spark (1
second) what are the consequences? Is there a fuse fusible link that is suppose to burn out? Are there items that might of been damaged? If damaged would it be immediate? Are there items I should check? Thanks |
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Battery cables reversed.
J J wrote:
> If the battery cables are reversed just long enough to make the spark (1 > second) what are the consequences? Is there a fuse fusible link that > is suppose to burn out? > > Are there items that might of been damaged? If damaged would it be > immediate? Are there items I should check? That's just enough time to destroy anything electronic on the car. The only thing to do is to connect the battery correctly, and if nothing smokes then test everything. USUALLY people get lucky and little or no harm is done. -- All relevant people are pertinent. All rude people are impertinent. Therefore, no rude people are relevant. -- Solomon W. Golomb |
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Battery cables reversed.
J J wrote:
> If the battery cables are reversed just long enough to make the spark (1 > second) what are the consequences? Is there a fuse fusible link that > is suppose to burn out? > > Are there items that might of been damaged? If damaged would it be > immediate? Are there items I should check? > > Thanks > Murphy's fifth law of electronics states that A $400.00 part will always sacrifice itself to save the life of a $0.25 fuse. But maybe you came out OK? -- TomO |
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Battery cables reversed.
I think Hammacher Schlemmer company www.hammacher.com sells some
sort of computerized smart battery jumper cables.You can't hook them up wrong.Best thing though,just be extra carefull and never hook up any battery jumper cables wrong.I once read about a ''trick'' many years ago.A guy out in the boonies in cold weather,his battery was low and no one around to jump his battery off.He hooked up his battery cables to the battery and the other end of the cables,he touched them together a few times.That warmed up his battery enough so that his vehicle cranked up. cuhulin |
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Battery cables reversed.
On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:16:24 -0600, clifto > wrote:
>J J wrote: >> If the battery cables are reversed just long enough to make the spark (1 >> second) what are the consequences? Is there a fuse fusible link that >> is suppose to burn out? >> >> Are there items that might of been damaged? If damaged would it be >> immediate? Are there items I should check? >That's just enough time to destroy anything electronic on the car. The That's assuming there's no battery installed. If there's a battery, the voltage won't go negative. The battery will explode and the battery cables will melt before that'll happen. |
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Battery cables reversed.
On Feb 6, 3:50 pm, Nate Nagel > wrote:
> wrote: > > I think Hammacher Schlemmer company www.hammacher.com sells some > > sort of computerized smart battery jumper cables.You can't hook them up > > wrong.Best thing though,just be extra carefull and never hook up any > > battery jumper cables wrong.I once read about a ''trick'' many years > > ago.A guy out in the boonies in cold weather,his battery was low and no > > one around to jump his battery off.He hooked up his battery cables to > > the battery and the other end of the cables,he touched them together a > > few times.That warmed up his battery enough so that his vehicle cranked > > up. > > cuhulin > > You can get the same effect on a "low" but not "dead" battery by putting > the headlights on for a few seconds. Of course you don't get the cool > sparky sparky action. > > nate > > -- > replace "fly" with "com" to reply.http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel I once ran my battery down so far that it wouldn't start. I noticed that I had left the lights on when I went out to get my lunch at noon. I was parked in the shade, so I rolled the truck out into the sun and it started right up when I left that night. Some times you get lucky. |
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Battery cables reversed.
AZ Nomad wrote: > > On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:16:24 -0600, clifto > wrote: > > >J J wrote: > >> If the battery cables are reversed just long enough to make the spark (1 > >> second) what are the consequences? Is there a fuse fusible link that > >> is suppose to burn out? > >> > >> Are there items that might of been damaged? If damaged would it be > >> immediate? Are there items I should check? > > >That's just enough time to destroy anything electronic on the car. The > > That's assuming there's no battery installed. If there's a battery, the > voltage won't go negative. The battery will explode and the battery cables > will melt before that'll happen. The OP didn't explain what "battery cables are reversed" means. Was he attempting to jump the battery incorrectly or was he installing the battery incorrectly? -jim ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Battery cables reversed.
you can fry the alt. alt. has dioles that allows the currant to flow in one direction. when you reverse that current you short them out, and they blow. and your alt. will not work. it may work a little but not enough to carry the requirer amperage. the diole can also cause your batt to go dead if it shorts it self out. the same gos for the regulater' believe it or not it a fact. ps. it can damage the computor also -- alan &marge pepper ------------------------------------------------------------------------ alan &marge pepper's Profile: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...?userid=489288 View this thread: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=671351 http://www.automotiveforums.com |
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