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That's a reason why I prefer to disconnect jumper cables only when one of the vehicles had already been shut-off. And actually I prefer to avoid resorting to jumper cables anyway.
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This is the reason that the last connection you make is done at a ground point away from the battery. When you disconnect that is the same connection you remove first.
The cars being turned off doesn't really help you, you can still get a spark.
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Reason: Missing words in a sentance.
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11-27-2017, 06:16 PM
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How quickly do your battery terminals corrode? I disconnected the negative terminal yesterday and found enough to clean it again. I just cleaned it six weeks ago.
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11-27-2017, 08:45 PM
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Weren't side-mount battery terminals supposed to eliminate this problem? Gas-tight electrical connections are a known technology.
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11-28-2017, 12:54 AM
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Apparently, they are unknown to Costco.
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11-28-2017, 02:49 AM
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Apparently, they are unknown to Costco.
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side posts? I bought a side post costco battery just a month ago... |
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11-28-2017, 08:32 AM
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Are you calling me a liar?! 
Costco sells Interstate batteries and neither Interstate's page for Costco nor Interstate's main battery finder work for my car, but I found this picture, which TinEye dates to at least May of this year:
It shows a few batteries with side posts. It also shows some with a red tab where the positive post is supposed to be. What is the go with those?
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11-28-2017, 01:27 PM
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It also shows some with a red tab where the negative post is supposed to be. What is the go with those?
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Hard to tell from the picture, but batteries I've bought recently have little plastic caps over the posts. Red on the positive, black on negative, though. |
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11-28-2017, 03:48 PM
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Are you calling me a liar?!
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Spoilin' for a ruckus, huh?
I'd interpret it as Costco being reliably inconsistent.
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11-28-2017, 04:41 PM
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Hard to tell from the picture, but batteries I've bought recently have little plastic caps over the posts. Red on the positive, black on negative, though.
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Fixed. You are one step closer to fixing the Internet!
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Spoilin' for a ruckus, huh?
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Oh, it's not the first time I spoiled for a ruckus, and it won't be the last. What can I say? I'm a rebel.
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I'd interpret it as Costco being reliably inconsistent.
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I imagine it depends on the application.
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