Can a battery be hooked up to the wrong terminal?

Mistakes happen and hooking up battery cables on your mower to the wrong terminals is unfortunate, but possible. This is a page about what to do if you hooked up your mower battery to the wrong terminals. Ask a Question Here are the questions asked by community members.

What happens when you hook up a jumper cable to a battery?

When the jumper cables are hooked up to a battery, touching the cable ends together can create sparks. In some cases, the sparks can ignite the hydrogen gas escaping from the battery, causing an explosion.

What happens if a power bus is fried?

The wires themselves do not care about polarity so the likelyhood of any additional wiring harness wires being “fried” is remote. What can happen is that any electrical device on the power bus may have been compromised.

Can a store hook up a car battery backwards?

The store should pay to restore your car to the condition is was in before they messed up the battery installation. The position of the old battery is not material, and is no excuse for the store hooking up the + cable to the – terminal of the battery. They owe you to make it right, it was their mistake.

What happens when you hook up a battery backwards?

Usually when the battery is connected backwards, it will short out the charging system. I recommend connecting the battery up the way it should be and start it up. Once started use a meter to check the voltage at the battery. It should be above 12.5 volts dc. If the voltage is dropping, you will need to replace the charging stator.

What happens if you hook up a car battery incorrectly?

If you aren’t clear, and concise, in your claim, you might lose your claim. You need to go to the shop manager or store manager for resolution. You should not have to pay for any parts or labor for the new alternator. Hooking up the battery incorrectly blew the alternator.

Can a battery be hooked up to the wrong terminal?