What happens when you reverse polarity on a battery?
What happens when you reverse polarity on a battery?
Reverse Polarity is also referred to as the concept of taking a secondary battery that is completely discharged and connecting a charger to the terminals the wrong way round so that its negative terminal becomes positive and its positive terminal becomes negative.
Where do you put the battery cable in a 78 corvette?
The ’78s use a side post batt. and the cables enter that chamber from the console side, the negative cable in from the floor and to the rear of the chamber apprx. 14″ to base of batt. mount on the cable.
Where is the positive battery cable on a car?
Disconnect the positive battery cable from the battery by using a wrench to loosen the bolt which attaches the positive battery cable to the battery. Locate the starter motor underneath the engine. The starter sits between the engine and the transmission, usually on the passenger’s side of the vehicle.
What happens when you hook up a car battery backwards?
When they put installed the battery, they hooked it up backwards and blew the main fuse. When the main fuse was replaced and I was driving off I noticed that the charging light was on, and the radio/clock was not working. Taking it back, they confirmed that the alternator was dead and replaced it (with me paying for it).
Where are the positive and negative terminals on a battery?
Open the hood of the vehicle and locate the positive and negative terminals on the battery. The positive terminal will be marked with a “+” sign, while the negative terminal will be marked with a “-” sign.
What happens when a car battery is put in backwards?
Car Battery put in Backwards. Car designers realize the battery will be reverse installed sometimes by accident, so they take measures to limit the damage when it happens. The most likely things that are damaged in this situation are the fuses and fusible links, and sometimes the alternator. All are easily replaced.
The ’78s use a side post batt. and the cables enter that chamber from the console side, the negative cable in from the floor and to the rear of the chamber apprx. 14″ to base of batt. mount on the cable.
Where is the positive cable on a corvette?
The positive cable runs along the console and enters the chamber from the front wall (half way up), close to the neg. and travels around the corner under the neg. cable and toward the drivers side to the positive connection about 20″ total. Hope that helps. both cables are pretty tight and makes installing and removing a little tricky.
Can a car battery be put in reverse?
July 6, 2016, 3:28am #12. Car designers realize the battery will be reverse installed sometimes by accident, so they take measures to limit the damage when it happens. The most likely things that are damaged in this situation are the fuses and fusible links, and sometimes the alternator. All are easily replaced.
