I dont want to die

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

I am going to change out that red Rockford fosgate wire for some welding cable.

If i am just going to swap out the wires, do i need to remove the negative battery terminal first or is it okay to just take the red out and put in the welding cable?

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[miker 5,000+ posts]

Always unhook the battery when working on electrical, neg first, then pos.

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

If you do not want to remove the negative terminal then dont. If you dont feel safe with it on then take it off. But you will not die.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

It won't kill you...might cost you some fuses and the sparks my cause you to **** yourself, but it won't kill you.

 

[00negro 10+ year member]

Disconnect the red wire from the battery first. Then disconnect it from the amp and pull it out. Run ur cable and hook it back up the battery last. While ur at it u should try to get those 2 starter wires " that's what im assuming they are" in that terminal alittle better than that.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I've seen some battery explosions that were pretty nasty...But I think most have survived...some have lost eyesight due to the acid and had their faces scarred beyond recognition but the good thing they lived....so you shouldn't have to worry about dying //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

thanks for all the help guys.

i changed it out, and those two wires look so bad because i had to cut them to fit a little cup that came with the terminal.

i also cleaned those up

 

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

I've seen some battery explosions that were pretty nasty...But I think most have survived...some have lost eyesight due to the acid and had their faces scarred beyond recognition but the good thing they lived....so you shouldn't have to worry about dying //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I would rather die...but thats just me

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

Disconnect the red wire from the battery first.

Always disconnect the negative cable first.

Always.

 

[ColterDC 10+ year member]

Always disconnect the negative cable first.
Always.

And don't use your teeth to do it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[-01limited- 10+ year member]

I've seen some battery explosions that were pretty nasty...But I think most have survived...some have lost eyesight due to the acid and had their faces scarred beyond recognition but the good thing they lived....so you shouldn't have to worry about dying //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

My battery caused my starter to go bad. Well replaced the starter and my voltage wasnt good. Drove 5 miles to autozone and popped the hood and my battery was smoking like a chimney. Scary times, I was ready for it to pop.