then i must jump cars backwards I'll have to check that. i do know that when hooking up a battery, putting positive on first will result in applying current to the system so you are more likely to get a spark upon trying to connect the negative (especially if something is crossed). Samuel DMCVIN6683 wrote: >I was taught to connect positive first the negative when jumping a car, >it even says to do this in the owners manual. > >Mark > > >On Thursday, December 25, 2003, at 07:05 AM, Samuel wrote: > > > >>It is likely to be due to the order you connected the terminals. By >>connecting the positive first, your giving power to the system. When >>you >>tried to connect the negative, it caused the sparking. As a result, the >>electronics could have screwed up. When you disconnected and >>reconnected >>it the proper way (negative first, then positive), you arent providing >>power to the system until you have a complete circuit. It keeps it from >>sparking, and keeps other things from screwing up due to having power >>but not a full circuit. This is also why you connect the negative first >>then positive when your going to jump a car. Otherwise you would send >>surges thru the system when you connect the negative after the positive >>due to the sparks. >> >>Of course I'm sure someone is going to post showing how this is somehow >>wrong. >> >>Samuel >> >>Enid/Jeremiah wrote: >> >> >> >>>Ok everyone. Here is one that's not quite as crazy as my last couple >>> >>> >>of posts. >> >> >>>Until I buy a battery kill switch, I have been taking the time to >>> >>> >>dettach the postitive lead to my battery every time I turn off my >>DeLorean. Well, last I used it was 2 days ago, and for Christmas as a >>unique present I wanted to give my Mom a ride in it since she had >>never ridden in a DeLorean yet. Well, I went to hook the battery up - >>first connecting the positive lead, then the negative. Using a socket >>wrench, I went to start turning the battery bolt on the negative side, >>and sparks flew all over. I don't mean one or two - I mean yellow, >>orange, red sparks went flying everywhere. To say the least, I was >>spooked, but I went on and attached the cables securely. Went to turn >>the car on, *click* - no start. You could hear the car turning over, >>but no vroom vroom. Went and tightened even more - *click* nothing. >>Did this about 5 more times to no avail. >> >> >>>To say the least, I was irritated and went back into the house in >>> >>> >>defeat. My fiance as she konked out to sleep suggested I undo both >>cables and try it again. Of course, I didn't want to, and I >>sarcastically told her that was futile. However, I swallowed my pride >>and volunteered to try one more time stating "I'm not expecting any >>miracles". Went out and decided for fun to switch the battery bolts. >>I connected the negative first, then the positive. I noticed that the >>bolt for the positive side seemed stripped, because I would get it >>snug and secure, and then it would just keep turning. I had no >>trouble unwinding the bolt out, but it never seemed to stop turning >>when I would try to tighten it. Anyhoo, I turned it until I felt it >>was nice and snug, and sat in the driver's seat saying to myself >>sarcastically "Whatever..." and cranked the key. VVRROOOOOOM! - to >>life my car came...To say the simplest, I let my ! lady know she was >>right (something some of you might want to just get >> >> >>>used to right now ;) ) >>> >>>My question - what the heck happened? Did I just not ever tighten it >>> >>> >>down right the last SEVEN attempts? Did I just not get a good >>connection? Was my battery on its last leg? Can someone give me a >>tip to two to keep from establishing a channel so I don't see those >>sparks again..? 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