Jump starting via Anderson connector
Discussion
So it's been a couple of weeks since I last took the Tuscan out for a run, and unsurprisingly in that time the battery has gone a little bit on the flat side...
I have a Ring RCB320 charger that can apparently be used to jump a flat battery. However, the instructions say to connect the negative jump lead from the charger to a suitable earth point on the car, far away from the battery terminal. Is this just to avoid sparking that might otherwise occur between the exposed metal of the crocodile clips, if both clips were connected to the battery terminals (i.e. therefore in close proximity)?
If so, should it be OK to connect the negative lead from the charger to the negative clip on the Anderson jump leads, or should I just ignore the negative lead from the Anderson connector altogether and connect the charger to a suitable earth point on the chassis/block?
PS I have tried searching the forums, and found plenty of posts to do with the Anderson connector but couldn't see any that addressed this particular point! The reason I ask is that if I can just use both crocodile clips on the Anderson leads, then it should be fairly easy to disconnect everything and drive off once I've got it started - otherwise I'll have to leave the engine idling while I faff around getting the main bonnet back on, and I know it's generally a bad idea to let the speed six idle from cold due to the high cam wear
I have a Ring RCB320 charger that can apparently be used to jump a flat battery. However, the instructions say to connect the negative jump lead from the charger to a suitable earth point on the car, far away from the battery terminal. Is this just to avoid sparking that might otherwise occur between the exposed metal of the crocodile clips, if both clips were connected to the battery terminals (i.e. therefore in close proximity)?
If so, should it be OK to connect the negative lead from the charger to the negative clip on the Anderson jump leads, or should I just ignore the negative lead from the Anderson connector altogether and connect the charger to a suitable earth point on the chassis/block?
PS I have tried searching the forums, and found plenty of posts to do with the Anderson connector but couldn't see any that addressed this particular point! The reason I ask is that if I can just use both crocodile clips on the Anderson leads, then it should be fairly easy to disconnect everything and drive off once I've got it started - otherwise I'll have to leave the engine idling while I faff around getting the main bonnet back on, and I know it's generally a bad idea to let the speed six idle from cold due to the high cam wear
Just establishing that you have the mating Anderson plug-in lead to connect to the car's one?
Connect it to your starter/charger, plug in to the car, start the car, disconnect Anderson plug, drive away. No need to remove bonnet. That's the whole point of the remote plug. And the bonus is that the connections are being made far enough away from the battery to prevent sparks reaching any fumes.
Connect it to your starter/charger, plug in to the car, start the car, disconnect Anderson plug, drive away. No need to remove bonnet. That's the whole point of the remote plug. And the bonus is that the connections are being made far enough away from the battery to prevent sparks reaching any fumes.
You will be ok to jump start directly to the battery, anywhere else there will be volt drops
It's all about gasses from the battery igniting so as long as the battery hasn't been on charge and is in a ventilated space you will not have a problem
You could even waft a rag over the top of the battery if you wished to so as to circulate some air
Jumping direct to the battery is the correct way to carry out the job as long as safety procedures are followed, ventilation/no gassing battery
It's all about gasses from the battery igniting so as long as the battery hasn't been on charge and is in a ventilated space you will not have a problem
You could even waft a rag over the top of the battery if you wished to so as to circulate some air
Jumping direct to the battery is the correct way to carry out the job as long as safety procedures are followed, ventilation/no gassing battery
Hi Rik and Penelope, thanks for the replies - I do have the Anderson jump lead adapter. I figured it would probably be OK to connect the charger directly to the negative lead from the Anderson connector as you say, I just thought I'd better check in case I'd overlooked something obvious! 
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