PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1975
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 276
NOVEMBER 1975
They say tha± opposi±es a±±rac±-
bu± ±ha±'s no± ±he case wi±H your
vehicle's ba±±ery. If you hook up ±he
-•±I
One of ±he sUres± ways ±o ruin an
aL±erna±or is ±o pu± in ±²e ba±±ery bass³
ackwards. ´he posi±ive pos± of a
ba±±erY usuaµLy Has a P or+ s±amped·¶n
e¸ec±rica¸ sys±em ±he opposi±e way,
wha± Ha¹pens ±o ±He a¸±erna±or is no±R
º»¼½¾¿À ÁÂÃ
very a±±rac±ive.
E¸ec±rici±y fLows Like ±raffic on aÄÅ:1ÆÇÈ
road. The a¸±erna±or is s±ric±Ly a oNeÉ
1
Way s±ree±. ELec±ricaL "±rafficÊ going
Ë
±he wrong way wi¸¸ burn i± ou± for sure.
So, when youÌre rep¸acing a ba±±ery
or s¸aveÍs±ar±ing a vehicLe, you make
sure youÌve go± ±he righ± po¸ari±y. This
posi±iveɱoÎposi±ive
and
Ï
nega±iveбoÉnega±ive.
,²³´. 4µ¶·
-'±"²³´µ
.± -,²
ALso, i±Ìs fa±±er ±han
nega±ive
.±"²-_³´
1.¶,·
±erminaLÑ This side is connec±ed ±o ±he
cab¸e ±ha±
Ò
goes Óo ±²e s±ar±er.
T²e nega±ive connec±ion, wi±h an Ô
'=,:µ¶·¸¹
;
³
-±
or minus (Õ) mark on i±, goes ±o ±he b¸ack
]
;
;´µ¶
h
·¸
±her po
;
¹
If you ge±
ground on ±he ve²ic¸e frame or engine. ±He righ± reading (±he vo¸±age of ±he
Öf youÌre no± sure wHich is ±he ba±±ery) youÌre in business. If ±he
posi±ive pos± of ±he ba±±ery, you can needLe ±ries ±o go ±he wrong way,
check i± ou± wi±H your mu¸±ime±er.
reverse ±he Leads. ×hen ±he me±er
P¸ug ±he b¸ack ¸ead in±o ±he OØMS reads rigH±, ±He red ¸ead is on ±he
ÙDCÚ AC jacK on ±he upper Lef± of ±²e Ûosi±ive pos±. (Since red goes ±o
´S
352
B/Ü Ýe±er. Þ¸ug ±He red ¸ead posi±ive (+), remember red cross.)
in±o ±he
SOV
jack be¸ow ±ha±, and se±
Öf you ge± no reading ei±²er way,
±he FÜßC´ÖOÔ swi±cH ±o DÖàEC´. you've go± a dead ba±±ery.
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