Re: [DMCForum] Interesting problem with battery.
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Re: [DMCForum] Interesting problem with battery.



It is likely to be due to the order you connected the terminals. By 
connecting the positive first, your giving power to the system. When you 
tried to connect the negative, it caused the sparking. As a result, the 
electronics could have screwed up. When you disconnected and reconnected 
it the proper way (negative first, then positive), you arent providing 
power to the system until you have a complete circuit. It keeps it from 
sparking, and keeps other things from screwing up due to having power 
but not a full circuit. This is also why you connect the negative first 
then positive when your going to jump a car. Otherwise you would send 
surges thru the system when you connect the negative after the positive 
due to the sparks.

Of course I'm sure someone is going to post showing how this is somehow 
wrong.

Samuel

Enid/Jeremiah wrote:

>Ok everyone.  Here is one that's not quite as crazy as my last couple of
posts.
> 
>Until I buy a battery kill switch, I have been taking the time to dettach
the postitive lead to my battery every time I turn off my DeLorean.  Well,
last I used it was 2 days ago, and for Christmas as a unique present I
wanted to give my Mom a ride in it since she had never ridden in a
DeLorean yet.  Well, I went to hook the battery up - first connecting the
positive lead, then the negative.  Using a socket wrench, I went to start
turning the battery bolt on the negative side, and sparks flew all over.
I don't mean one or two - I mean yellow, orange, red sparks went flying
everywhere.  To say the least, I was spooked, but I went on and attached
the cables securely.  Went to turn the car on, *click* - no start.  You
could hear the car turning over, but no vroom vroom.  Went and tightened
even more - *click* nothing.  Did this about 5 more times to no avail.
> 
>To say the least, I was irritated and went back into the house in defeat.
My fiance as she konked out to sleep suggested I undo both cables and try
it again.  Of course, I didn't want to, and I sarcastically told her that
was futile.  However, I swallowed my pride and volunteered to try one more
time stating "I'm not expecting any miracles".  Went out and decided for
fun to switch the battery bolts.  I connected the negative first, then the
positive.  I noticed that the bolt for the positive side seemed stripped,
because I would get it snug and secure, and then it would just keep
turning.  I had no trouble unwinding the bolt out, but it never seemed to
stop turning when I would try to tighten it.  Anyhoo, I turned it until I
felt it was nice and snug, and sat in the driver's seat saying to myself
sarcastically "Whatever..." and cranked the key. VVRROOOOOOM! - to life my
car came...To say the simplest, I let my lady know she was right
(something some of you might want to just get
> used to right now ;) )
> 
>My question - what the heck happened?  Did I just not ever tighten it
down right the last SEVEN attempts?  Did I just not get a good connection?
Was my battery on its last leg?  Can someone give me a tip to two to keep
from establishing a channel so I don't see those sparks again..?  Would
the battery kill switch save me this aggravation?
> 
>I was very happy to see my car behave, but I don't want to go through
that again.
>
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