How To Jump Start A Dead Car Battery
Jason Miller
Here are few tips and instructions on jump starting a dead battery. First things first, though. You need to inspect the dead battery. If you see any damage such as leaks or cracks. DO NOT go any further. Put away the jumper cables and call a wrecker. A damaged battery can explode and really hurt you. If the battery looks ok, then park the cars close enough to each other for the jumper cables to reach and shut off both engines. Now make sure the terminals are not caked with corrosion. Try to clean them off as best you can. A corroded terminal will make it a lot harder to jump the battery. At this point you are ready to hook up your jumper cables to the batteries. (Normally, the red cable is (+) positive and black cable is (-) negative)
They must be connected in this exact order:
1. Connect one end of the (+) positive cable to the (+) positive terminal on the dead battery.
2. Connect the other end of the (+) positive cable to (+) positive terminal on the good battery.
3. Connect one end of the (-) negative cable to (-) negative terminal on the good battery.
4. Connect the other end of the (-) negative cable to the engine block of the dead car.
You are ready to start up the good car’s engine and charge the dead battery. First of all, shut off all electrical equipment on the good car. (head lights, radio, etc.) Let the good car’s engine run for a minute or so before you attempt to start the dead one. Now get in the dead car and attempt to crank it. If it sounds like it wants to start but won’t quite get there, give it some more time and try again. When the dead has started and is running, it is time to remove the jumper cables. This must be done in reverse order.
Here are the steps:
1. Disconnect (-) negative cable from the engine block on dead car.
2. Disconnect (-) negative cable from the (-) negative terminal on the good battery.
3. Disconnect (+) positive cable from the (+) positive terminal on the good battery.
4. Disconnect (+) positive cable from the (+) positive terminal on the dead battery.
After the dead car has been running for a while, turn it off. See if will start on its own. If it does, you should be ok on the drive home. If not, jump it again and have someone follow you home. When you arrive at home, you can then put a battery charger on it all night and see if it cranks in the morning.
Jason is the webmaster for Red Hill Supply - Online Air Tools
Battery Chargers, Battery Boosters and More
- Charging Station
An infrastructure for charging electric vehicles is being built in places like the parking lot of the Amtrak station in Martinez. - Electrifying future
PAUL SANCYA/AP The Chevrolet Volt is unveiled at a General Motors centennial celebration Sept. 16, 2008, in Detroit. General Motors said Friday it's boosting production capacity for its new Chevrolet Volt due to strong public interest in the electric car that goes on sale later this year. - Porsche hybrid 918 Spyder goes into production
Porsche announced Wednesday that it will produce its 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car, which was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in April. The car boasts a 500-horsepower V8 engine and is expected to be among the most expensive Porsches ever produced. - Electric Avenue is more than a detour for Main Street auto makers
Hype over the new battery-powered Volt from GM may be surging but every major car maker has jumped onto what some are already calling a global revolution - First Month With Solar Nets 2,600 Electric Car Miles
Were exactly one month into banking Sun Miles meaning solar-powered miles driven by an electric vehicle (EV) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) whose batteries have been charged using solar energy for a future EV. - Blog - Porsche to Make a Plug-in Hybrid
The company will start production of a high-performance car that reaches 198 mph and can get 78 mpg. - Japan's eco-car market shifts into high gear
Japanese automakers are gearing up to launch new environment-friendly models after September, when the government's eco-car subsidy programme will likely expire. The programme has boosted sales of hy ..... - 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid: First Drive
We've told you many times about the upcoming 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid--delving into its cosmetic and technical changes in our live coverage from the 2010 New York auto show, discussing how it fits in the Sonata lineup in a New York preview, reporting live from Korea on the Sonata Hybrid's potential 40-mpg highway fuel economy rating, and... - Hybrids accelerating
'I let her be the guinea pig for about three to four months. I was very impressed by how much she loved her car,' said Picek, a Norman resident. - Awesome Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid to go into production
I loves me some cars. When hybrids and EVs first started going mainstream and manufacturers started to embrace hybrid tech I worried that it might be the death bell for high-performance vehicles. Thankfully it turns out that hybrid tech lends itself pretty well to a performance car. Porsche has been showing off a hybrid 911 race car that uses the battery power as a sort of boost for extra speed ...