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10-22-2013
Holy sh##. When I was attaching the negative battery cable (Harness to battety) there was a huge arc and it slightly melted part of the battery terminal (and my underwear also filled with melted poop).
Is there a... Safe way to connect this? Negative Wire first? Or just get it bolted on asap?
10-22-2013
Positive always goes on first and then you put the negative on. If you do this it shouldn't spark all that much if any, just push it down and dont worry about it.
10-22-2013
That's what I did.
Then the arc made me poo.
10-22-2013
did you have your doors and headlights on as well? you may have a huge draw on your battery like a stereo system
Originally Posted by Bio248
Originally Posted by Kilroy
10-22-2013
No draw. It's been disconnected for 2-3 months.
Now that I think of it, my dash is gutted. I better put that back together so I don't short something out.
10-23-2013
So what you are saying is that you put the positive on, then when you were going to put the negative on and it sparked and you got so scared that you sh** yourself... I think you just need to nut up and realize that it is going to make a spark or two haha, wear rubber gloves if it scares you that much but you should not have any issues reconnecting a battery
10-23-2013
It arced, and melted part of the negative battery terminal! Lol
10-23-2013
You had a large draw. Door open, most of the dash apart. Things like that will do it.
I've seen guys weld a wrench to the battery for a moment.
10-23-2013
^^ bill agrees with me lol. Huge draw will make sparks
Originally Posted by Bio248
Originally Posted by Kilroy
10-23-2013
I guess I'll put the dash back together first. Lol
10-23-2013
On my second Optima, installed on a car with no draw. Little to no spark, ever. Definitely not the Optima's fault... though they do ship with a like 16v charge to make sure it starts the first time every time.
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