help! negative point?
help! negative point?
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AlVal

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1,891 posts

295 months

Tuesday 19th February 2008
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managed to drain my battery, stupidly left an electrical accessory connected when I shouldnt

can't get a jump lead to the battery negative terminal - where else can i connect the black jump lead to?!

thanks

Steve_T

6,356 posts

303 months

Tuesday 19th February 2008
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The lug on the air con compressor is the usual point that I use.

petclub

5,486 posts

255 months

Tuesday 19th February 2008
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This is where I show how little I know.

I leave my trickle charger's negative connecter attached to a metal part at the top of the engine towards the front, in front of the two flat rails...

I have no idea what it's called, but it does the job. Dave

SlvrCrb

1,180 posts

264 months

Tuesday 19th February 2008
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That'll be the front of the fuel rail. And yes it works.

Steve_T

6,356 posts

303 months

Tuesday 19th February 2008
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petclub said:
This is where I show how little I know.

I leave my trickle charger's negative connecter attached to a metal part at the top of the engine towards the front, in front of the two flat rails...

I have no idea what it's called, but it does the job. Dave
The engine is earthed, so therefore the block and anything attached to it, such as the body of the air-con compressor is also earthed. You're just looking for a bare piece of metal attached to the block/heads.

Steve.

Edited by Steve_T on Tuesday 19th February 19:41

JensenA

5,671 posts

261 months

Tuesday 19th February 2008
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Sometimes you do worry don't you eek

optimax sniffer

1,817 posts

246 months

Tuesday 19th February 2008
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Airbox bracket works too

marcus1970

1,217 posts

266 months

Wednesday 20th February 2008
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optimax sniffer said:
Airbox bracket works too
Yep,

air box bracket every time.

MB

touching cloth

11,706 posts

270 months

Wednesday 20th February 2008
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I slap it on the oil filler cap biggrin