Bill, here is correct. Always connect + to + and - to - when jumping a
positive ground car from a negative ground model (or vice versa.). "Ground"
is a relative term, whereas + and - actually describe the direction of
current flow (unless you live in Britain :-) (a little EE jab)).
To do otherwise will invite a battery explosion. I have personally
witnessed the results of one of these and can testify that it could/would
be very hazardous to your health. Besides throwing the debris associated
with any explosion, a battery offers all that battery acid as well.
Jim Snyder
> Buried in the original post was the advice to ignore the polarity and
> just follow the rule of thumb that you should always hook hot to hot
> and ground to ground. When going from a + groung vehicle to a -
> ground vehicle, you're just asking for disaster if you follow that
> advice!! Serious sparks from that operation. Nuff said.
>
>
> > Date sent: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 17:32:03 -0400 (EDT)
> > From: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
> > To: "W. B. Olson" <WBOLSON@cherokee.astate.edu>
> > Copies to: BritCarMag@aol.com, mgs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting
>
> > On Fri, 12 Apr 1996, W. B. Olson wrote:
> >
> > > Your first comment is exceptionally correct.
> > >
> > > Good hearted though you probably are, please refrain from giving
> > > advice with regard to electricals. Following your below included
> > > advice could result in a nasty explosion to say nothing of the loss
> > > of all your smoke!!!
> >
> > I think you're mistaken. I see nothing wrong with the advice that
> > BritCarMag gave.
> >
> > Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
> > Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
> > gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
> >
> >
> Bill Olson
> Arkansas State University
>
> 67 mineral blue MGBGT (saphire) searching for an overdrive
> 68 red MGB Roadster (ruby) (sold)
> 72 mallard green MGB Roadster w/overdrive (emerald (emmy))
> 95 plumb mist Ford Crown Victoria w/engine and suspension package -
> my winston cup car (winny)
> 92 dirty Nissan Stanza (wife's car (no name)) but a great woman
> who owned and drove a new MGA (with no name) when she was in
> college several (yeh, several for sure) years ago
>
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