Timeline for When jump starting a car, can I attach the negative cable for the car with the dead battery on its body?
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| Feb 24, 2020 at 22:31 | comment | added | Christopher Hunter | @SolarMike I don't see that you have mentioned any of your methods here. Would you be willing to share what they are and how they differ from other answers? | |
| Feb 23, 2020 at 17:49 | comment | added | Solar Mike | @ChristopherHunter thank you for your (expert) opinion - I will stick to my methods... | |
| Feb 23, 2020 at 17:45 | comment | added | Christopher Hunter | @SolarMike I think the sentiment here is that we take these precautions certainly to avoid igniting hydrogen, but the actual instances of hydrogen exploding from a jump start are pretty uncommon. H2 is lighter than air and will self-ventilate if you give it the chance. Hydrogen can and does explode, but jumpstarting is relatively safe if you make sure and follow the correct precautions and procedures. | |
| Feb 22, 2020 at 22:14 | comment | added | Weather Vane | @SolarMike my advice was to connect the frame point last, and disconnect it first, otherwise it's a useless precaution. How is that "bad advice"? What you have called "bad advice" was a remark that I have not had a problem. Just because you know it to have happened, does not make it a frequent danger. If it was, I would have been hurt by now. | |
| Feb 22, 2020 at 22:07 | comment | added | Solar Mike | You thinking the danger of batteries exploding is minimal - that is bad advice. I have seen the damage from a battery exploding due to a spark during its connection. That caused 6 cars to need respraying and my mate to have acid splashed in his eyes... luckily he suffered no damage - we dunked his head in water so quickly. | |
| Feb 22, 2020 at 20:52 | history | edited | Weather Vane | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 22, 2020 at 20:46 | history | answered | Weather Vane | CC BY-SA 4.0 |