Re: Battery Connected Backwards
 

DougW proclaimed:

> 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.
>
I've seen different sized terminals, but now that you mention it, not
for a long time.

Re: Battery Connected Backwards
 

DougW proclaimed:

> 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.
>
I've seen different sized terminals, but now that you mention it, not
for a long time.

Re: Battery Connected Backwards
 

DougW proclaimed:

> 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.
>
I've seen different sized terminals, but now that you mention it, not
for a long time.

Re: Battery Connected Backwards
 

Stupendous Man proclaimed:

>>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.
>
>
> They probably will. Vehicles will soon be made to run at 48 Volts or so.
> It's better for the computers, but will probably let a lot of smoke out if
> you are not careful.

The lower the voltage a computer runs at, the longer it is likely to
keep running. Too much heat at higher voltage levels. Higher the speed
the computer runs, worse it gets. The thought of 48 volts is to reduce
the weight of the wiring, since you can stuff the same wattage thru
smaller wires by using more voltage. The electronics would do like old
telco gear and use local voltage regulators to get 5 or 3.3 volts.

Re: Battery Connected Backwards
 

Stupendous Man proclaimed:

>>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.
>
>
> They probably will. Vehicles will soon be made to run at 48 Volts or so.
> It's better for the computers, but will probably let a lot of smoke out if
> you are not careful.

The lower the voltage a computer runs at, the longer it is likely to
keep running. Too much heat at higher voltage levels. Higher the speed
the computer runs, worse it gets. The thought of 48 volts is to reduce
the weight of the wiring, since you can stuff the same wattage thru
smaller wires by using more voltage. The electronics would do like old
telco gear and use local voltage regulators to get 5 or 3.3 volts.

Re: Battery Connected Backwards
 

Stupendous Man proclaimed:

>>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.
>
>
> They probably will. Vehicles will soon be made to run at 48 Volts or so.
> It's better for the computers, but will probably let a lot of smoke out if
> you are not careful.

The lower the voltage a computer runs at, the longer it is likely to
keep running. Too much heat at higher voltage levels. Higher the speed
the computer runs, worse it gets. The thought of 48 volts is to reduce
the weight of the wiring, since you can stuff the same wattage thru
smaller wires by using more voltage. The electronics would do like old
telco gear and use local voltage regulators to get 5 or 3.3 volts.

Re: Battery Connected Backwards
 

I find that a pair of heavy duty duck billed snap ring pliers, or two large
screwdrivers, can be used to correct the problem, where the small clamp
terminal won't fit over the big battery post. Then if you turn the battery
180º, you can usually make the cables reach.

Earle

"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@REMOVE_ME.panix.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
> Maybe not on side-terminal batteries, but all the ones I have here have
> big post/little post arrangements. If I replace a battery with the
> proper size, the cables cannot reach the wrong terminals anyway.
>
>


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Re: Battery Connected Backwards
 

I find that a pair of heavy duty duck billed snap ring pliers, or two large
screwdrivers, can be used to correct the problem, where the small clamp
terminal won't fit over the big battery post. Then if you turn the battery
180º, you can usually make the cables reach.

Earle

"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@REMOVE_ME.panix.com> wrote in message
news:e040r6$758$1@reader2.panix.com...
> 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.
>
> Maybe not on side-terminal batteries, but all the ones I have here have
> big post/little post arrangements. If I replace a battery with the
> proper size, the cables cannot reach the wrong terminals anyway.
>
>


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Re: Battery Connected Backwards
 

I find that a pair of heavy duty duck billed snap ring pliers, or two large
screwdrivers, can be used to correct the problem, where the small clamp
terminal won't fit over the big battery post. Then if you turn the battery
180º, you can usually make the cables reach.

Earle

"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@REMOVE_ME.panix.com> wrote in message
news:e040r6$758$1@reader2.panix.com...
> 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.
>
> Maybe not on side-terminal batteries, but all the ones I have here have
> big post/little post arrangements. If I replace a battery with the
> proper size, the cables cannot reach the wrong terminals anyway.
>
>


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Re: Battery Connected Backwards
 

None of the processing stuff runs at 12.

L.W.(ßill) ------ III proclaimed:

> Our Personal Computers are still being run on 3.3, 5, & 12 volts:
> http://www.atxpowersupplies.com/630-...wer-supply.htm
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Stupendous Man wrote:
>
>>They probably will. Vehicles will soon be made to run at 48 Volts or so.
>>It's better for the computers, but will probably let a lot of smoke out if
>>you are not careful.
>>--
>>Stupendous Man,
>>Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty