Antique Auto Battery ??

[mssl72]

Rich, is there a specific reason to disconnect the negative battery cable instead of the positive cable? Is this due to the electrons flowing from negative to positive?

[Mr. Chevy]

Originally Posted by mssl72

Rich, is there a specific reason to disconnect the negative battery cable instead of the positive cable? Is this due to the electrons flowing from negative to positive?

By removing the negative battery cable you are disconnecting the battery from the chassis of your vehicle. If you begin to remove the positive side before the negative and your wrench would make contact with any part of the vehicle, then you could cause a short in the system. Or if something grounded itself nothing would happen.

No contact, no circuit, no drainage.


Rich

[m22mike]

Originally Posted by Mr. Chevy

By removing the negative battery cable you are disconnecting the battery from the chassis of your vehicle. If you begin to remove the positive side before the negative and your wrench would make contact with any part of the vehicle, then you could cause a short in the system. Or if something grounded itself nothing would happen.

No contact, no circuit, no drainage.


Rich

That is the best advice for disconnecting batteries, negative cable first off, last on.
I had a long discussion with a fireman at MCACN a few years back because he was telling people to remove the Positive cable ! I tried, in vain, explaining to him that it was actually not safe doing it that way......and he said....."That's the way our Chief wants it"
Mike