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Old 10-20-2007, 09:07 PM
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When my volt meter swings below Zero,

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Originally Posted by Crazy_pilot View Post

There was one oddity. Before starting the car I checked the battery. It didn't register a voltage. In fact, the needle on the multimeter swung as far below zero as it could. The car was able to start on it's own though, although the cranking speed was slower than normal. After being run for 5 minutes the battery read just over 12V with the car off.
I always refer to myself as "dumb-head" and switch the leads to the correct positive and negative terminals.
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