Yeah the person calling you a fool doesn’t understand electrical circuits at all. I subscribed to you because that same short video you posted made sense from a course I learnt in first year uni, I was trying to figure out voltage & ampere differences that produce the same current & you nailed it.
doing generator installs years ago, i made the mistake of connecting the negative first and then the positive. but if you connect the positive first and then the negative, just reverse of removing, then you can avoid a short while tightening the terminals onto the posts. I ignorantly done the opposite when doing 100's of whole house Generators until someone schooled me on that little tip, so that is definitely a great tip on removing and replacing a battery!
you know, just as a fyi since you mentioned the acid that is in the battery, when you see corrosion around the metal where the battery sits, it is a good indication that you have a battery leaking and you should replace it asap! that is if you want to maintain that battery holder 😊
talking about a replacement battery, you need to pay attention to how the posts are situated and make sure that it will work on you car or truck! how the battery has to sit in the holder and which side the cables are on for your car! I've seen people go buy a battery and find they had to go back and exchange it for a different battery. I know in Oklahoma, some batteries are more universal and have both side posts and top post, but which side the posts are situated may be different. If that doesn't make sense, it will the first time you buy a replacement and get back only to find out you needed the posts to be opposite of what you bought! A lot of people already know this but some may need that information! I know I didn't know that back in my youth. Battery cables are made long enough to only reach one way. It isn't as easy as turning the battery when it moves the terminals too far from the cables!
Nice tip about the terminal. Another tip is if your car has one of those battery control module things like my Ford F150 has you have to reset it after installing a new battery otherwise it leads to premature failure of the battery.
In Oklahoma, you may find that your car battery is sealed and you can't add water to them like you could back in the 70's and 80's. Some of them you can still add water to but it depends on what brand and type you buy. That's been my experience and observation anyway! Not always true!
if you're stranded with a seemingly dead battery and don't have a wire brush to clean the connections on the battery, a classic coke will eat it off nice and clean! a bottle of coke could be a survival tool lol. I jest but if all you have is some coke, it will clean the corrosion of of the terminals! The first time I seen this done, it made me reconsider drinking coke! I switched to dr pepper lol
Your videos are amazing but please use a good mic 🎙️ because the voice is very low and cannot be heard when we don't wear any headphones 🎧 ... Having good voice in your videos will help you way more . Best wishes 😊
speaking of being covered in salt water, if it's 90-110 degrees outside and you're sweating like crazy and your shirt and body are covered with sweat, chances are that you are covered in salt water! Just FYI
Your videos are amazing but please use a good mic 🎙️ because the voice is very low and cannot be heard when we don't wear any headphones 🎧 ... Having good voice in your videos will help you way more . Best wishes
Sure, if you use ONE wrench, BUT if you use TWO, One in Each Hand, with Each Wrench in Each Hand touching a Post - Complete the Circuit - Now that the AMPS are FLOWING ... Seperate the two wrenches while still Holding them in each hand and with them STILL TOUCHING the POSTS... You will be a Fuse bud Trust me. Do My Method ON VIDEO - I need a Giggle... (also dont EVER use My Method because you will be seriously hurt) I had 800 Amps through my heart once exactly the way I described and bud... I was Dumb JUST LIKE YOU once... Never Again... I don't know what hurt worse, the Battery flowing through my Heart - or the Defibrillator as the Ambulance was trying to restart my Un Beating heart
Remember Kids, Amperage is Limited by the Gage of the Wires in the Circuit, so a 20 Guage Wire ain't gonna do the trick... If you don't believe me... Use a 20 Guage wire... Not much bang there, it'll probably burn up at 30Amps of Current... But use a 00 Guage Wire and get them 800 Amps Flowing... ZAP !!!! It won't even get hot but you WILL get a Huge Feild Reading from the Wire, ask StyroPyro - DON't Listen to this "12 volt battery wont kill you" - There are a few people in these comments that LIKE ME have met the criteria and have suffered DEARLY - You CAN ABSOLUTELY DIE!!!
Ask an Electrician how many amps will get through a Thin Insulator at 800 Volts - it literally rearanges the electrons in the Insulator and tho it won't escape a 120volt current, use the same wire on a 12000 volt current. It will leak. Your Skin is an Insulator too... up to a certain extent... once there is enough energy tho - it wont stop the Current and you'll be sorry. YES a 12 Volt Battery CAN and WILL Kill ya Dead... but you have to have a LARGE current already flowing, and you have to interrupt the flow WHILE still connected to BOTH POLES of the Conductor... maybe I should do a Video...
Yeah the person calling you a fool doesn’t understand electrical circuits at all. I subscribed to you because that same short video you posted made sense from a course I learnt in first year uni, I was trying to figure out voltage & ampere differences that produce the same current & you nailed it.
doing generator installs years ago, i made the mistake of connecting the negative first and then the positive. but if you connect the positive first and then the negative, just reverse of removing, then you can avoid a short while tightening the terminals onto the posts. I ignorantly done the opposite when doing 100's of whole house Generators until someone schooled me on that little tip, so that is definitely a great tip on removing and replacing a battery!
I don't know about there but in Oklahoma they charge a core on batteries to encourage people to recycle them when they buy a new one!
you know, just as a fyi since you mentioned the acid that is in the battery, when you see corrosion around the metal where the battery sits, it is a good indication that you have a battery leaking and you should replace it asap! that is if you want to maintain that battery holder 😊
Thnx for the helpful advice and great job with these videos it really does help
Awesome channel. succinct and to the point. Great presentation.
talking about a replacement battery, you need to pay attention to how the posts are situated and make sure that it will work on you car or truck! how the battery has to sit in the holder and which side the cables are on for your car! I've seen people go buy a battery and find they had to go back and exchange it for a different battery.
I know in Oklahoma, some batteries are more universal and have both side posts and top post, but which side the posts are situated may be different. If that doesn't make sense, it will the first time you buy a replacement and get back only to find out you needed the posts to be opposite of what you bought!
A lot of people already know this but some may need that information! I know I didn't know that back in my youth. Battery cables are made long enough to only reach one way. It isn't as easy as turning the battery when it moves the terminals too far from the cables!
Nice tip about the terminal. Another tip is if your car has one of those battery control module things like my Ford F150 has you have to reset it after installing a new battery otherwise it leads to premature failure of the battery.
Excellent! Ty 😊
In Oklahoma, you may find that your car battery is sealed and you can't add water to them like you could back in the 70's and 80's. Some of them you can still add water to but it depends on what brand and type you buy. That's been my experience and observation anyway! Not always true!
if you're stranded with a seemingly dead battery and don't have a wire brush to clean the connections on the battery, a classic coke will eat it off nice and clean! a bottle of coke could be a survival tool lol. I jest but if all you have is some coke, it will clean the corrosion of of the terminals! The first time I seen this done, it made me reconsider drinking coke! I switched to dr pepper lol
get rid of the negativity stay with the positive great stuff
Coca cola and a firm tooth brush works well cleaning the terminals also
Your videos are amazing but please use a good mic 🎙️ because the voice is very low and cannot be heard when we don't wear any headphones 🎧 ... Having good voice in your videos will help you way more .
Best wishes 😊
So II cant go changing 4 daisy chained batteries buttnaked covered in salt water?... What am I supposed to do on a Friday afternoon now?
Who doesn’t change their battery’s butt naked covered in salt water?!
speaking of being covered in salt water, if it's 90-110 degrees outside and you're sweating like crazy and your shirt and body are covered with sweat, chances are that you are covered in salt water! Just FYI
How many years it wpuld last range?
How to take care of car battery? Ty
Never spill the contents on the floor . No one wants to be trippin' on acid .
Happens to me all the time
So that's how that happens
Is a memory saver recommended ?
For newer car yes.
What about a mechanic doing the same thing?
a bad battery is the leading cause of Alternator death! just fyi
If the circuit arcs through your ring via the wrench - ouch!
Your videos are amazing but please use a good mic 🎙️ because the voice is very low and cannot be heard when we don't wear any headphones 🎧 ... Having good voice in your videos will help you way more .
Best wishes
Sure, if you use ONE wrench, BUT if you use TWO, One in Each Hand, with Each Wrench in Each Hand touching a Post - Complete the Circuit - Now that the AMPS are FLOWING ... Seperate the two wrenches while still Holding them in each hand and with them STILL TOUCHING the POSTS... You will be a Fuse bud Trust me. Do My Method ON VIDEO - I need a Giggle... (also dont EVER use My Method because you will be seriously hurt) I had 800 Amps through my heart once exactly the way I described and bud... I was Dumb JUST LIKE YOU once... Never Again... I don't know what hurt worse, the Battery flowing through my Heart - or the Defibrillator as the Ambulance was trying to restart my Un Beating heart
Remember Kids, Amperage is Limited by the Gage of the Wires in the Circuit, so a 20 Guage Wire ain't gonna do the trick... If you don't believe me... Use a 20 Guage wire... Not much bang there, it'll probably burn up at 30Amps of Current... But use a 00 Guage Wire and get them 800 Amps Flowing... ZAP !!!! It won't even get hot but you WILL get a Huge Feild Reading from the Wire, ask StyroPyro - DON't Listen to this "12 volt battery wont kill you" - There are a few people in these comments that LIKE ME have met the criteria and have suffered DEARLY - You CAN ABSOLUTELY DIE!!!
Ask an Electrician how many amps will get through a Thin Insulator at 800 Volts - it literally rearanges the electrons in the Insulator and tho it won't escape a 120volt current, use the same wire on a 12000 volt current. It will leak. Your Skin is an Insulator too... up to a certain extent... once there is enough energy tho - it wont stop the Current and you'll be sorry. YES a 12 Volt Battery CAN and WILL Kill ya Dead... but you have to have a LARGE current already flowing, and you have to interrupt the flow WHILE still connected to BOTH POLES of the Conductor... maybe I should do a Video...
This is the most complete instruction on how to replace a battery. If you screw it up after watching this, you probably voted for trump.