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Have you confirmed that the leads are correctly connected at the multimeter=
?
On many modes they can be reversed.
Geo
On Sat, Jun 13, 2020, 7:57 PM dave <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
> We bought a car a few months ago (an 88 jeep actually). Wasn=E2=80=99t r=
unning or
> driving, needed some work, battery was dead.
>
>
>
> Today we finally got it running and driving using a known good battery
> from another car.
>
>
>
> Set the jeep=E2=80=99s battery up on a charger a day or two ago and decid=
ed to try
> it in the jeep after all we succeeded in getting it running and driving.
>
>
>
> Hooked up the positive first, then touching the negative caused a spark!!=
!!
>
>
>
> Double checked that we had the ground to the engine and the positive to
> the electrical system.
>
>
>
> The multimeter, with the red on the positive terminal and the black on th=
e
> negative, read -9.97
>
>
>
> Reversed it and got 9.97.
>
>
>
> Checked the good battery =E2=80=93 no, the multimeter is not broken.
>
>
>
> Checked the jeep=E2=80=99s old battery again, same results. Good battery=
=E2=80=93 same
> results (about 12.97)
>
>
>
> What is going on???? how is this possible? Yes, we are replacing the
> battery but if someone had told me this story I would have told him he mu=
st
> have mixed up the terminals, that its not possible.
>
>
>
> Can anyone explain this to me?
>
>
>
> And yes, we are replacing the battery
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<div dir=3D"auto">Have you confirmed that the leads are correctly connected=
at the multimeter?<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">On many mo=
des they can be reversed.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto=
">Geo</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"g=
mail_attr">On Sat, Jun 13, 2020, 7:57 PM dave <<a href=3D"mailto:dave@ra=
nteer.com">dave@ranteer.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"><div class=
=3D"m_-6464024122848399347WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">We bought a =
car a few months ago (an 88 jeep actually).=C2=A0 Wasn=E2=80=99t running or=
driving, needed some work, battery was dead.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Today we finally =
got it running and driving using a known good battery from another car.<u><=
/u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal">Set the jeep=E2=80=99s battery up on a charger a day or two ago an=
d decided to try it in the jeep after all we succeeded in getting it runnin=
g and driving.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u>=
</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hooked up the positive first, then touching the =
negative caused a spark!!!!<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=
=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Double checked that we had the grou=
nd to the engine and the positive to the electrical system.<u></u><u></u></=
p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">The=
multimeter, with the red on the positive terminal and the black on the neg=
ative, read -9.97<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u><=
/u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Reversed it and got 9.97.<u></u><u></u></p><p=
class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Checked=
the good battery =E2=80=93 no, the multimeter is not broken.<u></u><u></u>=
</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">C=
hecked the jeep=E2=80=99s old battery again, same results.=C2=A0 Good batte=
ry =E2=80=93 same results (about 12.97)<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">What is going on????=C2=
=A0 how is this possible?=C2=A0 Yes, we are replacing the battery but if so=
meone had told me this story I would have told him he must have mixed up th=
e terminals, that its not possible.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Can anyone explain this to =
me?<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p clas=
s=3D"MsoNormal">And yes, we are replacing the battery<u></u><u></u></p></di=
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