Wrong terminals with jump leads
11-17-2010, 01:02 PM
#17
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So, sometimes you should not say anything. I learn that quite often.
Well, I did the same thing. Late for work, middle of the winter..blah..blah..excuse..on my Volvo SC90.
Not only did I fry the battery, but the cables caught fire right before my eyes, starting melting and fell on the front fenders on both cars mind you (the one used to jump the other) burnt deep grooves into them. Fire/ash/something floated up and caught my non-finished garage on fire! Needless to say, It all happened so fast, and I totally in shock running around like dang fool putting out the flames.
Anyway, yes besides all of that, I just fried the battery.
Well, I did the same thing. Late for work, middle of the winter..blah..blah..excuse..on my Volvo SC90.
Not only did I fry the battery, but the cables caught fire right before my eyes, starting melting and fell on the front fenders on both cars mind you (the one used to jump the other) burnt deep grooves into them. Fire/ash/something floated up and caught my non-finished garage on fire! Needless to say, It all happened so fast, and I totally in shock running around like dang fool putting out the flames.
Anyway, yes besides all of that, I just fried the battery.
11-17-2010, 01:05 PM
#18
Drifting
Alan: glad this had a happy ending.
I was about to jump start this guy:
when my wife walked up and said: "Guess who got arrested at work today?"
A big spark followed, and in a split second I detached the lead.
After she told her interesting story, I re connected the cables, and the bike started and ran fine. I had the ignition turned off, which may have helped.
I was about to jump start this guy:
when my wife walked up and said: "Guess who got arrested at work today?"
A big spark followed, and in a split second I detached the lead.
After she told her interesting story, I re connected the cables, and the bike started and ran fine. I had the ignition turned off, which may have helped.
Last edited by Rinty; 11-17-2010 at 01:25 PM.
11-17-2010, 01:26 PM
#22
Race Car
11-17-2010, 01:28 PM
#23
Rennlist Member
sounds like the car won and the battery lost. Good deal... 
Worst case scenario is smoke from the rear and the engine harness melts along with the alternator.
Not fun to change the harness...
Worst case scenario is smoke from the rear and the engine harness melts along with the alternator.
Not fun to change the harness...
11-17-2010, 01:45 PM
#26
Three Wheelin'
As long as you don't turn the ignition on and the battery is pretty dead there shouldn't be much damage in these cases, except maybe to the alternator or VR. The dead battery usually "absorbs" the voltage in a very brief connection. If the battery being jumped still has a decent charge then it can be a very different story.
