Jumping a Battery
Is it OK to start a MH (or any other vehicle) with a battery charger attached? In other words, use the charger as a jumper? I have one of those portable jump starter things, but it doesn't appea...
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sealevel ram wrote:RayJayco wrote:
Red to dead, red to good, black from good to under the hood (some good metal and NOT the good battery terminal)
Can you explain this a little for the once-a-year mechanic?
connect the red-positive of the dead battery first
connect the black to car frame or motor mount, steel bumper etc..
NOT directly to the negative battery post of the batteries
the idea is to Avoid a possible spark at the top of the battery where hydrogen gas may be escaping
spark to hydrogen will cause an instant dangerous explosion
