From: 52m37@charter.net
Date: Tue Sep 14 2004 - 20:57:05 PDT
Cole-Hersey make big switches just for this purpose.
> From: michael@tsixroads.com
> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:43:49 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] Hooking up batteries
>
>
> Good points!
> Also consider a battery disconnect switch on the ground side so even hooking
> up the ground cable to battery does not complete the circuit until the
> switch is thrown. Even then if there is a disaster you can throw the switch
> and interrupt ground.
> Another thought for folks who have rings they just cant get off is wearing
> a pair of those mechanic gloves.
> Hal
>
> You would have to have a darn good switch to be able to close it to a dead
> short and still be able to turn it back off.
>
> In trouble shooting my problem I tapped the ground wire to the neg terminal of
> the battery that didn't blow up and an impressive amount of sparks flew
> everywhere. That is when I went looking for the short. There is an
> impressive amount of power stored in a fully charge car battery. Double that
> in MVs and you can instantly weld connections closed.
>
> I agree with the suggestion to always remove ground first and hook it up last.
> In the M35 the + and - slide up under the cab. I don't have a proper battery
> box but instead use two marine battery boxes. It is a little easier to attach
> the + , slide the battery in a little then make the - conection, slide that
> battery in some then connect the two together. Had I made the - connection
> last I would probably have been positioned over the battery more when it blew
> and gotten more acid on myself. Of course I might have gotten it unhooked
> faster and prevented the explosion.
>
> The best solution would have been prevention. I plan the replace the affected
> wire and check all of the others. I put duct tape on it Sat as a field
> expedient temp repair and yes I know it won't last long.
>
> Mike
>
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