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Snowman9000
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Sep 07, 2013

Disconnecting positive instead of negative at battery

This is actually a dinghy question but it needs tech answers, not towing answers. It seems like a stupid question. But I am a master at overlooking obvious facts, so I want to ask to be sure. On...
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TurnThePage
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Sep 07, 2013
An open circuit is an open circuit. As the OP already noted, it's a safety precaution against accidentally shorting the positive to ground. Aside from that, there's no difference.

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