how to disconnect battery prior to amp install

[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

just take the **** power wire fuse out...

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Maybe, this makes too much sense but mount the batrey the other way, so the one you need to access the most (the negative) will be easy to get to next time. The reason that you remove the neg wire is that it is safe to work with with both wires connected. If your wrench were to bump the chassis while disconnecting the pos wire and ground out, you have a big problem. Not the case with the neg.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Maybe, this makes too much sense but mount the batrey the other way, so the one you need to access the most (the negative) will be easy to get to next time. The reason that you remove the neg wire is that it is safe to work with with both wires connected. If your wrench were to bump the chassis while disconnecting the pos wire and ground out, you have a big problem. Not the case with the neg.

Cool, I was curious if there was a reason one(+ or -) was better than the other.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

just take the **** power wire fuse out...

that is what I do.

 

[Showrides]

If I ever can't get to the negative, I just disconnect the positive. And I have never had any problems doing that. Just make sure that nothing is close to the + terminal when you are doing it.

And if all you are doing is installing an amp then you should be fine.

Not saying it is the correct way to do thing, but I do it all the time and have never had a problem.