Some good ideas. Thank you.
Paula
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On 08/12/2021 8:09 AM Lee Hart <leeahart@...> wrote:
Duane wrote:
It is possible (though definitely bad practice!) to connect a
lead-acid battery backwards.
I know of one fellow that did that on a 2000 Rialta.? It immediately
blew the 175 amp alternator fuse.
Yes; a charged battery will do this for sure! The fuse saves you from
worse problems.
But a discharged battery can't deliver enough current to blow the fuse.
That's what "sets the stage" for this sort of problem.
If you install a dead battery backwards, the fuse doesn't blow. So you
then charge it, either with an external charger, or by jump-starting and
then letting the alternator continue charging the reversed battery.
It's an unlikely scenario, but a possibility. I mentioned several others
in my previous post. I'm trying to list all the possibilities, since we
really don't have much to go on, and can't eliminate anything.
Lee Hart
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