What happens if metal touches battery?
So when a “piece of metal” touched the positive post—-that piece had to be connected to ground. You thus functionally “shorted out” the battery, if not corrected, this will damage the battery and could cause a fire.
What happens when you touch a battery with a wrench?
The spark happened because the wrench closed the circuit between the cathode and the anode. Not knowing the make-up of your battery I could only guess on the cause of the spark. Maybe it was a chemical reaction on the metal surface of the wrench, maybe it was an overload of negative particles so the system couldn’t hold it them longer. who knows.
What causes a spark on a battery wrench?
The spark happened because the wrench closed the circuit between the cathode and the anode. Not knowing the make-up of your battery I could only guess on the cause of the spark.
Why did I accidentally touch positive battery terminal?
I wanted to make sure the connections were tight on my battery and I started to tighten the positive terminal with the little wrench included in the toolkit and as I was making sure the little bolt was tight, LOTS of sparks flew (and crackling) and it scared the hell out of me. The negative terminal was connected as well at the time this happened.
When do you have to disconnect the battery?
Most members around here when they *have* to disconnect the battery, they start with negative end first. When you work on your car you rarely have to disconnect the battery. For all of us…
Why does my wrench keep disconnecting the battery?
Maybe it was a chemical reaction on the metal surface of the wrench, maybe it was an overload of negative particles so the system couldn’t hold it them longer. who knows. Most members around here when they *have* to disconnect the battery, they start with negative end first.
What happens when a wrench touches both battery terminals?
Wrench touched both battery terminals, sparks, now ignition is dead. HELP! Wrench touched both battery terminals, sparks, now ignition is dead. HELP! I installed a new primary battery in my 2004 236 Sunesta which I have done many times.
I wanted to make sure the connections were tight on my battery and I started to tighten the positive terminal with the little wrench included in the toolkit and as I was making sure the little bolt was tight, LOTS of sparks flew (and crackling) and it scared the hell out of me. The negative terminal was connected as well at the time this happened.
Most members around here when they *have* to disconnect the battery, they start with negative end first. When you work on your car you rarely have to disconnect the battery. For all of us…