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Car batteries contain an acid that can omit invisible gasses that are extremely flammable. When jump starting a car battery, preventing sparks from occurring when you're connecting the cables to the battery terminals is the safest and smartest thing you can do. There are a couple different ways to ensure this happens, but for your safety, keeping a level head and thinking before acting is necessary, as when performing any kind of repair or service to a vehicle.
Instructions
Jump Start a Car Safely With a Booster Pack
1.Open the hood and put on safety glasses.
2.Attach the red clamp of the booster pack to the positive terminal of the battery. This will have a red colored cable going to the terminal and there will be a "+" sign stamped on the battery housing. Attach the black clamp of the booster pack to a non-moving metal surface, such as a bolt head or metal bracket that will give a good electrical ground.
3.Power the booster pack on if it comes with a power switch. A good booster pack will not power up the second it is plugged into a battery.
4.Start the car. Power down the booster pack if equipped with a power button. Remove the negative clamp of the booster pack first and then the positive clamp of the booster pack from the battery.
5.Take off the safety glasses and close the hood. Jump Start a Car Safely With a Battery Charger
6.Open the hood and put on the safety glasses.
7.Attach the red clamp of the battery charger to the positive terminal of the battery with the "+" sign stamped on the battery. Attach the black clamp of the battery charger to the negative terminal of the battery. This will have a black cable running to the terminal and a "-" sign stamped on the battery. Make sure the switches and dial on the battery charger are for a 12-volt conventional battery and you have selected a high number amperage or a "start" option for the amp selection. Fifty amps or more should start a dead car battery fairly quickly. Make sure that the cables to the clamps are not in the way of any moving engine parts when the motor is running.
8.Plug the battery charger into an electrical outlet. By not having the charger plugged in to the electrical outlet first, you've eliminated the risk of creating sparks by handling the clamps when they have live electricity running through them.
9.Start the car. Leave the car running to charge the battery and power down the charger by unplugging it or turning it off. Remove the black clamp from the negative battery terminal first, then the red clamp from the positive battery terminal next.
10.Remove the safety glasses and close the hood.
Jump Start a Car Safely With Jumper Cables and Another Car
11.Put on the safety glasses and open the hoods of both cars. Make sure the battery position on each car is compatible to the length of the cables.
12.Attach the red clamp of the jumper cables to the working battery in the assisting car first, then attach the black clamp to the negative terminal of the working battery in the assisting car. Be sure once both of those clamps are attached to the working battery that the idle clamps on the other end of the jumper cables do not come into contact with one another, or sparks will fly.
13.Hold the remaining clamps of the jumper cables apart and attach the red clamp to the positive battery terminal on the dead battery. Attach the black clamp of the jumper cable to a non-moving metallic ground away from the dead battery. Use a large bolt head or metal engine bracket within reach. Make sure that there is no slack in the cable or clamp connections that can come into contact with moving engine parts when the dead car battery starts the engine.
14.Start the car with the dead battery. If it doesn't start, you may need to start the engine of the assisting car and allow it to run for a while, or have the engine revved to accommodate the cold cranking amps of the dead battery. It will depend on how many cold cranking amps the dead battery calls for and how dead the battery is. A rule of thumb is to find a compatible vehicle to jump start from. A small compact car with a low cold cranking amp battery may have a difficult time jump starting a 3/4-ton truck with a high cold cranking amp battery.
15.Remove the black clamp from the ground position on the vehicle that needed to be jump started first, then remove the red clamp from the same vehicle (once the battery starts the engine). Again, be sure not to allow the clamps of the jumper cables to contact one another. Finally, remove the black clamp from the assisting car's negative battery terminal and then the last clamp from the positive battery terminal. Close the hoods and remove the safety glasses.
Instructions
Jump Start a Car Safely With a Booster Pack
1.Open the hood and put on safety glasses.
2.Attach the red clamp of the booster pack to the positive terminal of the battery. This will have a red colored cable going to the terminal and there will be a "+" sign stamped on the battery housing. Attach the black clamp of the booster pack to a non-moving metal surface, such as a bolt head or metal bracket that will give a good electrical ground.
3.Power the booster pack on if it comes with a power switch. A good booster pack will not power up the second it is plugged into a battery.
4.Start the car. Power down the booster pack if equipped with a power button. Remove the negative clamp of the booster pack first and then the positive clamp of the booster pack from the battery.
5.Take off the safety glasses and close the hood. Jump Start a Car Safely With a Battery Charger
6.Open the hood and put on the safety glasses.
7.Attach the red clamp of the battery charger to the positive terminal of the battery with the "+" sign stamped on the battery. Attach the black clamp of the battery charger to the negative terminal of the battery. This will have a black cable running to the terminal and a "-" sign stamped on the battery. Make sure the switches and dial on the battery charger are for a 12-volt conventional battery and you have selected a high number amperage or a "start" option for the amp selection. Fifty amps or more should start a dead car battery fairly quickly. Make sure that the cables to the clamps are not in the way of any moving engine parts when the motor is running.
8.Plug the battery charger into an electrical outlet. By not having the charger plugged in to the electrical outlet first, you've eliminated the risk of creating sparks by handling the clamps when they have live electricity running through them.
9.Start the car. Leave the car running to charge the battery and power down the charger by unplugging it or turning it off. Remove the black clamp from the negative battery terminal first, then the red clamp from the positive battery terminal next.
10.Remove the safety glasses and close the hood.
Jump Start a Car Safely With Jumper Cables and Another Car
11.Put on the safety glasses and open the hoods of both cars. Make sure the battery position on each car is compatible to the length of the cables.
12.Attach the red clamp of the jumper cables to the working battery in the assisting car first, then attach the black clamp to the negative terminal of the working battery in the assisting car. Be sure once both of those clamps are attached to the working battery that the idle clamps on the other end of the jumper cables do not come into contact with one another, or sparks will fly.
13.Hold the remaining clamps of the jumper cables apart and attach the red clamp to the positive battery terminal on the dead battery. Attach the black clamp of the jumper cable to a non-moving metallic ground away from the dead battery. Use a large bolt head or metal engine bracket within reach. Make sure that there is no slack in the cable or clamp connections that can come into contact with moving engine parts when the dead car battery starts the engine.
14.Start the car with the dead battery. If it doesn't start, you may need to start the engine of the assisting car and allow it to run for a while, or have the engine revved to accommodate the cold cranking amps of the dead battery. It will depend on how many cold cranking amps the dead battery calls for and how dead the battery is. A rule of thumb is to find a compatible vehicle to jump start from. A small compact car with a low cold cranking amp battery may have a difficult time jump starting a 3/4-ton truck with a high cold cranking amp battery.
15.Remove the black clamp from the ground position on the vehicle that needed to be jump started first, then remove the red clamp from the same vehicle (once the battery starts the engine). Again, be sure not to allow the clamps of the jumper cables to contact one another. Finally, remove the black clamp from the assisting car's negative battery terminal and then the last clamp from the positive battery terminal. Close the hoods and remove the safety glasses.
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