XPost: alt.home.repair, sci.electronics.repair   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:03:32 +0530, mike wrote:   
      
      
   > I'm not disputing that since I'm the one asking the question, but didn't   
   > that article above say the opposite?   
   > They said to connect a negative cable last to the chassis of the dead   
   > car.   
      
      
   If you connect the negative first and inadvertently touch any grounded   
   surface you'll get a spark. That's also the reason for not having the cars   
   touching although that advice is seriously out of date. Plastic to plastic   
   contact isn't a problem. The majority of the vehicles any more don't have   
   steel bumpers.   
      
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