Charge battery from jump posts?
07-26-2023, 11:50 AM
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Best connected directly to the battery posts. Did connect the negative terminal only. Cover it with a glove to avoid shorting out to ground and remember to not close the rear hatch. Put a folded towel over the hatch latch to avoid anyone closing the hatch on you.
07-26-2023, 12:04 PM
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It can be done under the hood as long if you know the right place to connect the negative cable; NOT the other lug on the fuse box, the marked nut on the strut tower.
Better at the battery to avoid confusion.. It is safest to charge a battery totally disconnected from the car with the caps off. Even "maintenance free." batteries have a removeable cap, just harder to see.
Better at the battery to avoid confusion.. It is safest to charge a battery totally disconnected from the car with the caps off. Even "maintenance free." batteries have a removeable cap, just harder to see.
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