Originally Posted by
GraphiteGhost
What he said, 100%! And, hope you never do this again. I have seen a few instances where total idiots tried to jumpstart a vehicle with reversed polarity hookups. Many were in the hospital for quite a long time. The currents in these batteries are just not very forgiving. Just think of arc welders, they use LESS current to melt the rods sometimes. Be careful folks!
And just a reminder to everyone, and some that might not have thought about it :
WHEN REMOVING A BATTERY, ALWAYS REMOVE THE NEGATIVE CABLE FIRST.
WHEN INSTALLING A BATTERY ALWAYS REPLACE THE NEGATIVE CABLE LAST.
( this is to avoid having a wrench on the positive terminal touch some body/frame part.
That can ruin a good wrench, not to mention the possibility of a battery explosion, which would surely ruin YOUR day. )