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Re: lv-ab: Re: Voltage spike from starter motor.

From: Rick Morel (no email)
Date: Sat Nov 03 2001 - 07:34:19 EST

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    Yup Arild, been there, done that too :-) Mostly though, being tall and
    skinny, I can reach over and not touch the auto body. My dad had a "special"
    pair of pliers he used. Only thing special was it was all pitted and black.

    Rick

    At 06:26 PM 11/2/2001 -0800, Arild Jensen <> wrote:
    >Rick, you are forgetting the age old mechanic's trick of jumpering the
    >solenoid bolts with a screwdriver or something.
    >...
    >Depending on where you other hand or feet are placed you can get a nasty
    >jolt and some current going through you as it returns to the battery
    >negative.
    >
    >Been there, done it and lived to tell the tale. Even have the knife blade
    >with the burn marks to prove it. < grin>

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