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It is possible to reverse the polarity of a lead acid battery if it is f=
irst completely discharged or so I've read.
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On June 14, 2020 at 9:51 AM dave <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:=20
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<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">Yes. I tested the good batte=
ry and it showed 12.7 volts. positive</p>
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<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal"><strong>From:</strong> Geo Hahn &=
lt;ahwahneetr@gmail.com> <br><strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, June 14, 202=
0 7:40 AM<br><strong>To:</strong> dave <dave@ranteer.com><br><strong>=
Cc:</strong> triumphs@autox.team.net<br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [TR] =
what is going on?????</p>
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<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">Have you confirmed that the leads=
are correctly connected at the multimeter?</p>
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<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">On many modes they can be revers=
ed.</p>
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<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">Geo</p>
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<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">On Sat, Jun 13, 2020, 7:57 PM da=
ve <<a href=3D"mailto:dave@ranteer.com";>dave@ranteer.com</a>> wrote:<=
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<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">We bought a car a few months a=
go (an 88 jeep actually). Wasn=E2=80=99t running or driving, needed s=
ome work, battery was dead.</p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">Today we finally got it runnin=
g and driving using a known good battery from another car.</p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">Set the jeep=E2=80=99s battery=
up on a charger a day or two ago and decided to try it in the jeep after a=
ll we succeeded in getting it running and driving.</p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">Hooked up the positive first, =
then touching the negative caused a spark!!!!</p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">Double checked that we had the=
ground to the engine and the positive to the electrical system.</p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">The multimeter, with the red o=
n the positive terminal and the black on the negative, read -9.97</p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">Reversed it and got 9.97.</p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">Checked the good battery =E2=
=80=93 no, the multimeter is not broken.</p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">Checked the jeep=E2=80=99s old=
battery again, same results. Good battery =E2=80=93 same results (ab=
out 12.97)</p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">What is going on???? how=
is this possible? Yes, we are replacing the battery but if someone h=
ad told me this story I would have told him he must have mixed up the termi=
nals, that its not possible.</p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">Can anyone explain this to me?=
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<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"ox-b86c42f67a-MsoNormal">And yes, we are replacing the =
battery</p>
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