When changing a car battery, why do you disconnect the negative first and then the positive, and vice versa when putting a new battery in? What will happen if you do it the opposite way?

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When changing a car battery, why do you disconnect the negative first and then the positive, and vice versa when putting a new battery in? What will happen if you do it the opposite way?

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If you’re cranking away with a wrench, you could accidentally bridge between the positive terminal and the frame. *boom lots of sparks!* If you disconnect the negative terminal first, you’ve isolated the frame from the battery.

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