Re: Charge battery backwards?

Posted by buickanddeere on January 03, 2005 at 08:58:43 from (64.10.41.44):

In Reply to: Charge battery backwards? posted by Dave (IL) on January 03, 2005 at 07:23:24:

It was common in the old days of generators.
Dead vehicle, usually with a positive ground system or a tinkerer who can't read. Gets boosted reverse polarity and starts. Battery is so low it doesn't smoke the generator and the generator has it's polarity changed faster than the cut-out in the regulator can open.
The machine may even run for some time but cold starts will be poorer. From reverse ignition polarity and a weaked battery.
Now when a fresh fully charged battery is installed with correct polarity. Everyone wonders why the generator failed right away. Or they think the generator had failed a short time before the battery went dead.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Charge battery backwards? Dave (IL) 09:15:01 01/03/05 (5)
  • Re: Charge battery backwards? buickanddeere 12:13:41 01/03/05 (0)
  • Re: Charge battery backwards? Bob 09:23:09 01/03/05 (3)
    • Re: Charge battery backwards? Dave (IL) 09:43:36 01/03/05 (2)
      • Re: Charge battery backwards? James Herrman 22:24:07 01/03/05 (1)
        • Re: Charge battery backwards? NEsota 08:38:05 01/04/05 (0)

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