In a message dated 8/23/01 1:50:29 PM Mountain Daylight Time, Ajhsys@aol.com
writes:
> The entire car is isolated from the ground by the rubber tires. All of the
> electrical bits must therefore be grounded back to the negative terminal of
> the battery so they will operate. If you disconnect the POS side, and then
> drop anything metal on the POS terminal, and then allow it to touch almost
> anything metal in the car, you will cause a short to Ground. If you
> disconnect the NEG side, you are removing the ground path back to the
> battery, so everything is safe from shorting.
>
> (I think)
>
>
Uhhhhnooooooo....if you disconntect the Neg..gound side and the drop anything
metal on the Neg terminal and then allow it to touch almost anything metal in
the car...you are causing a completed circuit...
Just because it's direct current doesn't mean it will only flow one way.
RH...not a techie, just I think too...
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