Yes I¡¯ve used this charger before.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
On 08/11/2021 12:40 PM sam letzring <sletz@...> wrote:
If the battery were? connected backwards- a lot of other things would
not work:
The radio would not work
The instrument cluster would not work
The computers would be fried!
I don't think the battery is backwards- more likely a defect in the
charger.
Had you ever used this charger before?
Sam
02EVC
On 8/11/2021 3:22 PM, Lee Hart wrote:
Paula Hyman wrote:
A few months ago I replaced the alternator and battery in my 2001
EVC. Today I had to jump start my van. I used a TACKLIFE jump starter
and connected the jump starter black connector to the negative post
and the red connector to the positive post. I was immediately able to
start the van. However the jump starter indicated that I had reversed
the clamps (but I hadn¡¯t). I find this a little disconcerting. Any
ideas why this might have happened.
Could it be that your battery is connected backwards?
It is possible (though definitely bad practice!) to connect a
lead-acid battery backwards. The alternator will charge it backwards,
and actually reverse its polarity! The plus terminal becomes minus,
and the minus becomes plus.
The battery still (barely) works, but has very low capacity and short
life.
Lee Hart
