The battery had a quick release on one terminal, so I removed that. It
would seem odd to design a battery with a quick release on the terminal
you're *not* meant to remove first, it was also the closest one to me as
well (leaning over the bonnet towards the windscreen).
It had a '+' sign on it. The battery cover also had a big '+' sign on it
at that end, its like they really wanted me to know it was there.
Perhaps I have a positive earth car?
shazzbat wrote:
> "GGJ" <ggj@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> David wrote:
>>> Hmmm, that didn't appear to work - so either the problem still
persists
>>> or it wasn't enough time. I'll try disconnecting the battery for a
longer
>>> time... I know it sounds silly but I'm just removing the positive
lead,
>>> is that enough?
>>>
>
> You should never undo the positive first. (unless you've got a positive
> earth car)
>
> Undoing the pos first means that if your spanner touches the car body
there
> can be a sudden shower of sparks which may cure your constipation, but
it
> won't do your car or your battery any good at all.
>
> Even if you've got a totally dead battery, or if you're very careful
not to
> touch earth, you should always - earth off first, earth on last. This is
> good practice, and good practice is *always* good practice.
>
> Steve
>
>
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