Ever since Guantanamo Bay, I've been dead afraid to touch my car battery.
I'm changing the oil right now and I want to clean out the acid from the car battery, but I'm a bit weary of it. Are there any Do's and Don'ts (i'm mainly asking for Don'ts)?
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Aug-06-2008 16:51
Orbital32
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don't pee on it. Not that it will hurt it.
On second thought, go ahead and pee on the battery.
Aug-06-2008 16:58
XaNaX
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disconnect the negative first, then the positive. when you reconnect do it the opposite way. If its corroded clean the terminals with baking soda and water.
Aug-06-2008 16:58
Acton
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Re: disconnecting car battery
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Originally posted by SuspicionVandit
Ever since Guantanamo Bay, I've been dead afraid to touch my car battery.
However, if you're even in the least careful, it doesn't matter which cable you disconnect first.
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Aug-06-2008 18:52
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Make sure you don't touch positive and negative leads at the same time.
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Aug-06-2008 19:08
colonelcrisp
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Originally posted by Axer
Make sure you don't touch positive and negative leads at the same time.
it wont do anything. it only has 14 volts of potential. not nearly enough to draw a current through your body.
also when you remove the battery, dont put it on bare concrete/asphalt/ground. put it on some pieces of 2x4 or rubber. there is a ground plate at the bottom of the batter, and im not entirely sure how it works (an electrical engineer once explained it to me) but the battery will short itself out if you put it directly on the ground. It will actually kill your battery within an hour.
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