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Battery Cable Hook-Up
« on: September 26, 2022, 11:45:06 PM »
Did a real stupid thing. Unhooked the battery a year ago and have now forgotten which cable is the positive and the negative. Both cables are black. One has green tape on it and one has red. I am guessing the one with red is the positive and placed the battery in the tray but have not hooked it up yet. Going to attach a photo. Help!

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Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2022, 12:46:18 AM »
Best test which cable goes to ground with a continuity light or ohmmeter.
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Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2022, 01:27:57 AM »
Thanks for the response Karl. I have never worked with electrical systems so I don't know how to use a continuity light or ohmmeter. Is there a link where I can learn how to do this? I have looked online and most of the instructions show multimeters.

I have a Fluke 101 digital multimeter and a Kaiweets HT206D AC/DC clamp meter. Will either of these work?

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Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2022, 02:08:16 AM »
Karl - I found a tutorial on how to use the Fluke. Looks super easy. Will try it tomorrow and let you know what i find.

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Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2022, 04:45:55 AM »
Quote from: ScooterArtist on September 27, 2022, 02:08:16 AM
Karl - I found a tutorial on how to use the Fluke. Looks super easy. Will try it tomorrow and let you know what i find.

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Okay! That's the spirit!
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Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2022, 12:30:49 PM »
GREEN  is negative.
RED is positive.
Just checked to confirm : 1) My 2013 LIKE200iLX
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Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2022, 01:41:43 PM »
Thanks for all the help everyone. Sure enough, green was negative as I got a nice tone from my Fluke 101. No tone with the one with the red tape. I am good to go!

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Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2022, 03:04:24 PM »
Quote from: ScooterArtist on September 27, 2022, 01:41:43 PM
Thanks for all the help everyone. Sure enough, green was negative as I got a nice tone from my Fluke 101. No tone with the one with the red tape. I am good to go!

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Yea! Two confirmations, two different methods, same answer: must be correct!
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Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2022, 03:05:44 PM »
Quote from: CROSSBOLT on September 27, 2022, 03:04:24 PM
Yea! Two confirmations, two different methods, same answer: must be correct!

Thank goodness it's not a bomb we're defusing!
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Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2022, 03:38:45 PM »
Quote from: Neil955i on September 27, 2022, 03:05:44 PM
Thank goodness it's not a bomb we're defusing!
I don't know anything about a Flook or tones....but....if it starts ticking again.....leave the garage!

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Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2022, 07:16:44 AM »
Quote from: Stig / Major Tom on September 27, 2022, 03:38:45 PM
I don't know anything about a Flook or tones....but....if it starts ticking again.....leave the garage!

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Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2022, 01:14:11 PM »
From where i'm sitting the one with red tape will NOT reach the negative terminal....not even close....
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Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2022, 02:47:19 PM »
Quote from: Quick-Star24 on September 28, 2022, 01:14:11 PM
From where i'm sitting the one with red tape will NOT reach the negative terminal....not even close....

If the battery was reversed in the battery box - the red lead would reach just fine to the wrong post.
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