In addition to disconnecting the battery as you've said, it's always good practice to keep the ground connected near the area you're welding. Also make sure that the path the current takes doesn't pass through any bearings which can cause them to arc across the small gaps and therefore ruin them. Paul L. Jim Ozolins wrote: > > If you're welding on the body/frame of your car, do you need to > disconnect > any of the electrical system? Can any circuits/components get overloaded > by > the welding process? Planned on unhooking the battery, but what else is > needed? > > My plans are for floor pans and maybe subframe connectors. > > > thanks > Jim Ozolins > '64 Signet 200 > > _________________________________________________________________ > From predictions to trailers, check out the MSN Entertainment Guide to > the > Academy Awards® > http://movies.msn.com/movies/oscars2007/?icid=ncoscartagline1 > Paul L. '63 Sport Fury 440/727 http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. This email was sent to: arc.6265@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx u/?bUrDWg.bSONJP.YXJjLjYy ?p=TEXFOOTER