Battery Connected Backwards
03-24-2006, 04:44 PM
#21
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Re: Battery Connected Backwards
DougW wrote:
>
> L.W. ("ßill") ------ III did pass the time by typing:
> > Hi Steve,
> > There's no way you can reverse polarity even for an instants
> > without popping the alternator diodes.
>
> You know Bill, I wonder why in the long history of automobubbles
> they never made different sized terminals to prevent this sort of
> mistake. Guess it's just a no-profit motive thing.
>
> --
> DougW
Umm..... They ARE different sizes on those top post batteries Doug.
Folks figure out it's the wrong way before they can get it tightened
down usually but it's the last touch that blows things.
The positive post is bigger so if you are hooking one up correctly,
negative last, then you can tighten the positive clamp down on the
negative post, waaay down mind you to grab on the negative. They should
have done it the other way around because the negative clamp won't fit
easy on the positive post, it has to stretch open way too much.
The aftermarket ones fit both usually though....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> L.W. ("ßill") ------ III did pass the time by typing:
> > Hi Steve,
> > There's no way you can reverse polarity even for an instants
> > without popping the alternator diodes.
>
> You know Bill, I wonder why in the long history of automobubbles
> they never made different sized terminals to prevent this sort of
> mistake. Guess it's just a no-profit motive thing.
>
> --
> DougW
Umm..... They ARE different sizes on those top post batteries Doug.
Folks figure out it's the wrong way before they can get it tightened
down usually but it's the last touch that blows things.
The positive post is bigger so if you are hooking one up correctly,
negative last, then you can tighten the positive clamp down on the
negative post, waaay down mind you to grab on the negative. They should
have done it the other way around because the negative clamp won't fit
easy on the positive post, it has to stretch open way too much.
The aftermarket ones fit both usually though....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
03-24-2006, 04:44 PM
#22
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Re: Battery Connected Backwards
DougW wrote:
>
> L.W. ("ßill") ------ III did pass the time by typing:
> > Hi Steve,
> > There's no way you can reverse polarity even for an instants
> > without popping the alternator diodes.
>
> You know Bill, I wonder why in the long history of automobubbles
> they never made different sized terminals to prevent this sort of
> mistake. Guess it's just a no-profit motive thing.
>
> --
> DougW
Umm..... They ARE different sizes on those top post batteries Doug.
Folks figure out it's the wrong way before they can get it tightened
down usually but it's the last touch that blows things.
The positive post is bigger so if you are hooking one up correctly,
negative last, then you can tighten the positive clamp down on the
negative post, waaay down mind you to grab on the negative. They should
have done it the other way around because the negative clamp won't fit
easy on the positive post, it has to stretch open way too much.
The aftermarket ones fit both usually though....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> L.W. ("ßill") ------ III did pass the time by typing:
> > Hi Steve,
> > There's no way you can reverse polarity even for an instants
> > without popping the alternator diodes.
>
> You know Bill, I wonder why in the long history of automobubbles
> they never made different sized terminals to prevent this sort of
> mistake. Guess it's just a no-profit motive thing.
>
> --
> DougW
Umm..... They ARE different sizes on those top post batteries Doug.
Folks figure out it's the wrong way before they can get it tightened
down usually but it's the last touch that blows things.
The positive post is bigger so if you are hooking one up correctly,
negative last, then you can tighten the positive clamp down on the
negative post, waaay down mind you to grab on the negative. They should
have done it the other way around because the negative clamp won't fit
easy on the positive post, it has to stretch open way too much.
The aftermarket ones fit both usually though....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
03-24-2006, 05:13 PM
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Re: Battery Connected Backwards
On the "much" older Chryslers I played with, the fuse link when
blown disconnected the ignition, too.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> With the GM 'one wire' type in his YJ, he might have gotten lucky and
> the fuse link might have done it's job... It happens.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
blown disconnected the ignition, too.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> With the GM 'one wire' type in his YJ, he might have gotten lucky and
> the fuse link might have done it's job... It happens.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
03-24-2006, 05:13 PM
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Re: Battery Connected Backwards
On the "much" older Chryslers I played with, the fuse link when
blown disconnected the ignition, too.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> With the GM 'one wire' type in his YJ, he might have gotten lucky and
> the fuse link might have done it's job... It happens.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
blown disconnected the ignition, too.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> With the GM 'one wire' type in his YJ, he might have gotten lucky and
> the fuse link might have done it's job... It happens.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
03-24-2006, 05:13 PM
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Re: Battery Connected Backwards
On the "much" older Chryslers I played with, the fuse link when
blown disconnected the ignition, too.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> With the GM 'one wire' type in his YJ, he might have gotten lucky and
> the fuse link might have done it's job... It happens.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
blown disconnected the ignition, too.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> With the GM 'one wire' type in his YJ, he might have gotten lucky and
> the fuse link might have done it's job... It happens.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
03-24-2006, 05:20 PM
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Re: Battery Connected Backwards
Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> DougW wrote:
>>
>> L.W. ("ßill") ------ III did pass the time by typing:
>>> Hi Steve,
>>> There's no way you can reverse polarity even for an instants
>>> without popping the alternator diodes.
>>
>> You know Bill, I wonder why in the long history of automobubbles
>> they never made different sized terminals to prevent this sort of
>> mistake. Guess it's just a no-profit motive thing.
>>
>> --
>> DougW
>
> Umm..... They ARE different sizes on those top post batteries Doug.
> Folks figure out it's the wrong way before they can get it tightened
> down usually but it's the last touch that blows things.
doh. :)
I should have said different types or keyed like one side one top or some such.
The battery I had in mind was a forklift one where they have a polarized
connector you can't get on the wrong way.
They could also make them wrench proof. .. you know that part where your
snugging down the positive and bang the wrench up against the alternator/etc. :)
--
DougW
> DougW wrote:
>>
>> L.W. ("ßill") ------ III did pass the time by typing:
>>> Hi Steve,
>>> There's no way you can reverse polarity even for an instants
>>> without popping the alternator diodes.
>>
>> You know Bill, I wonder why in the long history of automobubbles
>> they never made different sized terminals to prevent this sort of
>> mistake. Guess it's just a no-profit motive thing.
>>
>> --
>> DougW
>
> Umm..... They ARE different sizes on those top post batteries Doug.
> Folks figure out it's the wrong way before they can get it tightened
> down usually but it's the last touch that blows things.
doh. :)
I should have said different types or keyed like one side one top or some such.
The battery I had in mind was a forklift one where they have a polarized
connector you can't get on the wrong way.
They could also make them wrench proof. .. you know that part where your
snugging down the positive and bang the wrench up against the alternator/etc. :)
--
DougW
03-24-2006, 05:20 PM
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Re: Battery Connected Backwards
Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> DougW wrote:
>>
>> L.W. ("ßill") ------ III did pass the time by typing:
>>> Hi Steve,
>>> There's no way you can reverse polarity even for an instants
>>> without popping the alternator diodes.
>>
>> You know Bill, I wonder why in the long history of automobubbles
>> they never made different sized terminals to prevent this sort of
>> mistake. Guess it's just a no-profit motive thing.
>>
>> --
>> DougW
>
> Umm..... They ARE different sizes on those top post batteries Doug.
> Folks figure out it's the wrong way before they can get it tightened
> down usually but it's the last touch that blows things.
doh. :)
I should have said different types or keyed like one side one top or some such.
The battery I had in mind was a forklift one where they have a polarized
connector you can't get on the wrong way.
They could also make them wrench proof. .. you know that part where your
snugging down the positive and bang the wrench up against the alternator/etc. :)
--
DougW
> DougW wrote:
>>
>> L.W. ("ßill") ------ III did pass the time by typing:
>>> Hi Steve,
>>> There's no way you can reverse polarity even for an instants
>>> without popping the alternator diodes.
>>
>> You know Bill, I wonder why in the long history of automobubbles
>> they never made different sized terminals to prevent this sort of
>> mistake. Guess it's just a no-profit motive thing.
>>
>> --
>> DougW
>
> Umm..... They ARE different sizes on those top post batteries Doug.
> Folks figure out it's the wrong way before they can get it tightened
> down usually but it's the last touch that blows things.
doh. :)
I should have said different types or keyed like one side one top or some such.
The battery I had in mind was a forklift one where they have a polarized
connector you can't get on the wrong way.
They could also make them wrench proof. .. you know that part where your
snugging down the positive and bang the wrench up against the alternator/etc. :)
--
DougW
03-24-2006, 05:20 PM
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Re: Battery Connected Backwards
Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> DougW wrote:
>>
>> L.W. ("ßill") ------ III did pass the time by typing:
>>> Hi Steve,
>>> There's no way you can reverse polarity even for an instants
>>> without popping the alternator diodes.
>>
>> You know Bill, I wonder why in the long history of automobubbles
>> they never made different sized terminals to prevent this sort of
>> mistake. Guess it's just a no-profit motive thing.
>>
>> --
>> DougW
>
> Umm..... They ARE different sizes on those top post batteries Doug.
> Folks figure out it's the wrong way before they can get it tightened
> down usually but it's the last touch that blows things.
doh. :)
I should have said different types or keyed like one side one top or some such.
The battery I had in mind was a forklift one where they have a polarized
connector you can't get on the wrong way.
They could also make them wrench proof. .. you know that part where your
snugging down the positive and bang the wrench up against the alternator/etc. :)
--
DougW
> DougW wrote:
>>
>> L.W. ("ßill") ------ III did pass the time by typing:
>>> Hi Steve,
>>> There's no way you can reverse polarity even for an instants
>>> without popping the alternator diodes.
>>
>> You know Bill, I wonder why in the long history of automobubbles
>> they never made different sized terminals to prevent this sort of
>> mistake. Guess it's just a no-profit motive thing.
>>
>> --
>> DougW
>
> Umm..... They ARE different sizes on those top post batteries Doug.
> Folks figure out it's the wrong way before they can get it tightened
> down usually but it's the last touch that blows things.
doh. :)
I should have said different types or keyed like one side one top or some such.
The battery I had in mind was a forklift one where they have a polarized
connector you can't get on the wrong way.
They could also make them wrench proof. .. you know that part where your
snugging down the positive and bang the wrench up against the alternator/etc. :)
--
DougW
03-24-2006, 05:21 PM
#29
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Re: Battery Connected Backwards
He has a mess of them, the alternator has it's own on these.
Mike
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> On the "much" older Chryslers I played with, the fuse link when
> blown disconnected the ignition, too.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > With the GM 'one wire' type in his YJ, he might have gotten lucky and
> > the fuse link might have done it's job... It happens.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Mike
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> On the "much" older Chryslers I played with, the fuse link when
> blown disconnected the ignition, too.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > With the GM 'one wire' type in his YJ, he might have gotten lucky and
> > the fuse link might have done it's job... It happens.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
03-24-2006, 05:21 PM
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Re: Battery Connected Backwards
He has a mess of them, the alternator has it's own on these.
Mike
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> On the "much" older Chryslers I played with, the fuse link when
> blown disconnected the ignition, too.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > With the GM 'one wire' type in his YJ, he might have gotten lucky and
> > the fuse link might have done it's job... It happens.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Mike
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> On the "much" older Chryslers I played with, the fuse link when
> blown disconnected the ignition, too.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > With the GM 'one wire' type in his YJ, he might have gotten lucky and
> > the fuse link might have done it's job... It happens.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)