On 09-03-97 20:40 GENE COOK Says:
 GC> I am at the point where I wanted to connect a new battery and
 GC> obviously one needs to be cautious when this is done.  I tried to
 GC> connect the ground terminal first (it is negative ground) before I
 GC> connected the + terminal.
 GC> To my surprise, there were sparks when I connected the negative
 GC> terminal to the ground.  I checked and there is nothing connecting
 GC> the positive terminal so I do not have any idea what could be
 GC> causing the completed circuit.  Any ideas?
 GC>I checked it several times and it was not touching.  I then took a volt
GC>meter and checked the voltages between the positive terminal and the fr
GC>and there was 0 volts and I checked the voltage between the negative
GC>terminal and the frame and there was 12 volts.  I checked the voltage
GC>between the two battery cables and there was 0 volts.  It makes no sens
Sounds like it's a defective battery if you have voltage between the Neg
terminal and the frame without the cables connected.
Curt. e-mail: ecurtis@isd.net
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