general safety precaution. hooking up the battery charger to a connected battery can have two effects. 1. cause a spark and ignite potential hydrogen gasses emitted from the battery 2. overload the charger and possibly destroy it.
Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.522.5503 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle, WA USA
>From: JD Foster <jidd@JIDDWARE.COM> >Reply-To: JD Foster <jidd@JIDDWARE.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Trickle Charger Hookup >Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 15:03:06 -0700 > >This weekend I picked up a little trickle charger that I'd like to >permanently install and hardwire so that it keeps the battery topped off >whenever the westy is plugged in. The question I have is with regards >to the instructions, which say to disconnect the negative terminal from >the battery when putting the charger on. > >Is this just a general safety precaution or is it really necessary for >this application? _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
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