Re: [FWDLK] Positive ground -= battery charging

[Jack Johnson <johnaire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: RE: [FWDLK] Positive ground -= battery charging

I have to tell this one more story.  I have others. It may be well to disconnect the battery or cover it when working in the engine compartment so as not to short out the battery by laying something on it or by shorting out terminals to ground.  Back in the 60's when I was probably 17, I had a 1941 Plymouth Business Coupe.  We had some work done on the engine and I was tightening the head bolts.  I was leaning over the front of the grill and the horns are in there just above the grill in the front before the radiator.  Actually laying on the top of the horns.  I felt something hot and getting hotter so I took a look and my pants were smoldering as my pants zipper shorted out the terminal to the horns to ground.  In this, the horns were "hot" all the time and when tooting the horns, it went to ground to complete the circuit.  Good thing the horns didn't toot when I shorted them or I probably would have gone thru the hood.  I ended up by quickly pulling  my pants apart and found it burnt a hole  in my shorts underneath.  I went in the house and my Mom and Aunt were having coffee and this gave them a good laugh.  I may be best to disconnect the battery before we do something stupid.

Jack in Shinglehouse, Pa

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Terry & Andree Hoeman

To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 5:46 AM

Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Positive ground -= battery charging

When I bought one of our 55 Chryslers at a local auction the seller had charged the battery reinstalled it (backwards of course) and drove it around 100 miles the auction site.  The faster you ran the more discharge the amp gauge showed.

 

That was a blessing to me since I believe it helped drive off buyers and I got a very good price.  took the battery out and reconnected correctly and it has worked fine ever since

----- Original Message -----

From: Jack Johnson

To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 8:57 PM

Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Positive ground -= battery charging

I can remember one time I had a Corvair engine I was trying to start.  I had my battery charger right there and when my battery didn't roll it over any more, I put the charger on it.  I done this several times and then I had to put the charger back on the battery.  I put the Pos of the charger to the Neg of the battery and  when I hooked the Neg of the charger to the Pos of the battery, 2 of the battery caps blew off the battery and hit the ceiling!!!!  It was a good thing that I didn't have my head above the battery.  I paid more attention after that.  Keep polarity correct.

Jack   in Shinglehouse, Pa

 

 

Tom Taylor wrote:

> My car's battery was showing in need of a charge to I hooked up my 3
> amp battery charger set at 6 V.  It showed about a 1/2 to 3/4 amp
> charge.  Left it overnight and totally dead.  So, I tried a new
> Interstate that had been shelf sitting for 3 years or more and it was
> dead.
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