Battery wrench- save your face

Doesn't everyone remove the ground wire first? With that off, there is no problem.

BTPO1 wrote:

intheburbs wrote:

j-d wrote:
The mechanic used a box wrench on the positive before disconnecting the negative.

Therein lies the problem. Disconnect the ground first, and move it away from the battery and you'll have no worries.

Respect a battery just like you would a firearm. It has the potential to seriously injure or even kill you.

X2 on this one. The negative should always be the first off and the last on. JMO

Hee hee, except on those OLD Fords with Positive Ground.:)
I think that went away around 1950 or so.
BTW, I always hold my big paw on the other end of the wrench but still remove the ground cable first.

intheburbs wrote:

j-d wrote:
The mechanic used a box wrench on the positive before disconnecting the negative.

Therein lies the problem. Disconnect the ground first, and move it away from the battery and you'll have no worries.

Respect a battery just like you would a firearm. It has the potential to seriously injure or even kill you.

X2 on this one. The negative should always be the first off and the last on. JMO

j-d wrote:
The mechanic used a box wrench on the positive before disconnecting the negative.

Therein lies the problem. Disconnect the ground first, and move it away from the battery and you'll have no worries.

Respect a battery just like you would a firearm. It has the potential to seriously injure or even kill you.

A very good idea! We warn against wearing a watch, particularly one with a metal band, around "machinery." Years ago I worked for a car dealership and we were sent to a customer's home to remove the car battery for long-term storage. The mechanic used a box wrench on the positive before disconnecting the negative. Wrench got beyond red-hot right away. Mech grabbed it with a rag and threw it in a nearby kiddie pool. Wrench-shaped hole through the bottom of the pool...