Timeline for Should negative trickle charger clips be attached to the battery negative terminal, or ground?
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| Jan 9, 2019 at 18:10 | answer | added | Surrounded by idiots | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 31, 2017 at 23:34 | comment | added | Caius Jard | I generally charge my batteries in a well ventilated place (outside, still in the car). I usually connect the clips straight to the battery without disconnecting the car wiring loom from the battery, and then I plug the charger into the wall outlet to power it in. Never seen a spark anywhere near the battery in all the time I've been doing it, because of the order of connection.. | |
| Jan 27, 2017 at 20:35 | comment | added | juhist | Do note that trickle chargers by definition have low amperage, and thus the risk of spark is lower than for high-power chargers. Also, if you let the battery charge fully before taking the leads off, the possible hydrogen generated has long ago dissipated. Furthermore, some intelligent microprocessor controlled charges can help to eliminate the spark. I'm not claiming that you should connect the negative to the battery terminal, just saying that the risk of hydrogen explosion is lower than what people think. | |
| Jan 26, 2017 at 13:30 | history | edited | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ |
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| Dec 19, 2016 at 17:01 | answer | added | Richard Martin | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 12, 2016 at 3:46 | comment | added | rviertel | Here is a video showing what can happen if you just do red to red and black to black youtube.com/watch?v=F3bu0TN_0eE | |
| S Jan 20, 2016 at 9:20 | history | bounty ended | user56reinstatemonica8 | ||
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| Jan 19, 2016 at 10:00 | answer | added | ChrisR | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 13, 2016 at 15:41 | answer | added | Mustangguy809 | timeline score: 15 | |
| Jan 13, 2016 at 12:33 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackMechanics/status/687251207371550720 | ||
| Jan 13, 2016 at 11:55 | answer | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jan 13, 2016 at 10:55 | answer | added | HandyHowie | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jan 13, 2016 at 10:02 | answer | added | Nick C♦ | timeline score: 2 | |
| S Jan 13, 2016 at 9:53 | history | bounty started | user56reinstatemonica8 | ||
| S Jan 13, 2016 at 9:53 | history | notice added | user56reinstatemonica8 | Authoritative reference needed | |
| Jan 9, 2016 at 18:47 | comment | added | user56reinstatemonica8 | Well, as I explained, that's what I thought at first and what I've always done, but a whole lot of people are saying that there are dangers to doing this, so I was hoping for an answer that explains if the concerns are legitimate or not. | |
| Jan 9, 2016 at 17:44 | history | edited | user56reinstatemonica8 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 9, 2016 at 17:29 | history | asked | user56reinstatemonica8 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |