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So does the S4 battery positive grounded (couple battery charging questions)

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Old 09-16-2006, 03:02 PM
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Default So does the S4 battery positive grounded (couple battery charging questions)

Looking at it, sure looks like there's a lead from positive to the frame.

Second, with so much goddamned plastic in the engine compartment, what the heck can I latch on to for ground? Just to the left of the battery are a couple bolts... looks like they affix to a brace... trying to figure out what I can easily get a clamp on.

Battery is dead... car hasn't been started in 2 months but I have a charger. Looking for the manual but not going to clamp anything until I've double checked. Thx.
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Positive is not grounded. Negative is ground.
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Default K. Not sure what the wire is running off the positive terminal then.

Guess I should double check.

Any idea on a good place to hook the negative lead? Seriously, I can't even see the freaking engine block, lol.
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Default huh, there is a nice lil grounding post to the left (when looking at the battery)

your ground is connected there
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Default Shrug. When looking at my battery from the front...

The left post (which has a negative mark on the clamp) is bare, and the right post (which has a positive mark on the clamp) has a lead running off of it and to the crossmember just in front of it.

Pic might help:

<img src="http://blloyd.smugmug.com/photos/95704634-L.jpg">
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why can't you clamp to the neg. battery terminal?
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