Re: [DML] Jump starting

[srubano@xxxx]

MY mistake, I left off the shorting out part. 
It should have read "By connecting the positive cable first THEN the 
negative cable, you eliminate/minimize any surge that is sent into 
the electrical system of BOTH cars resulting from a short." NOT "By 
connecting the positive cable first THEN the negative cable, you 
eliminate/minimize any surge that is sent into the electrical system 
of BOTH cars."

That's what happens when you leave the computer before finishing what 
you type, then returning and sending it before proof reading it 
before hitting the "send" button.

But whatever it may be, it's still a safety precaution to hook up the 
positive first.

Good thing for proofreaders to pick up mistakes. :-)
Steve

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "David Swingle" <dswingle@xxxx> wrote:
> I've got to jump in on this one. I can't understand what electrical 
> engineering principle could possibly impact the requirement to 
> connect the positive or the negative first, with respect to inrush 
> surges as the connection is made. It's a single circuit. Current 
flow