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Randy1944 · 05-16-2023, 05:29 PM

Help a tired mind out. Six volt battery, positive ground. If I put a trickle charger on the battery while it is installed - trickle charger red clip to which battery post? Sorry, but as I said mind is tired.

Model51 · 05-16-2023, 05:34 PM

I think most chargers have a red wire for the positive and black for the negative terminals. The battery and charger don't care which terminal is ground, so red to positive and black to negative. Look at the ends of your charger leads (or where the wires come out of the charger) to see if they indicate which is positive and which is negative, just to be sure.

Fritz · 05-16-2023, 05:36 PM

No worries about charging while its installed. Hook the positive on the charger to the positive on the battery. Negative on the charger to the negative on the battery. This is regardless of the polarity of the car's ground.

Randy1944 · 05-16-2023, 05:40 PM

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Many thanks for the answers. My mind kept questioning what difference if any, the negative ground had. Thanks again.

05-16-2023, 05:29 PM	#1
Randy1944 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: east Tennessee Posts: 363	Battery charging Help a tired mind out. Six volt battery, positive ground. If I put a trickle charger on the battery while it is installed - trickle charger red clip to which battery post? Sorry, but as I said mind is tired.

05-16-2023, 05:34 PM	#2
Model51 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax Station, VA Posts: 528	Re: Battery charging I think most chargers have a red wire for the positive and black for the negative terminals. The battery and charger don't care which terminal is ground, so red to positive and black to negative. Look at the ends of your charger leads (or where the wires come out of the charger) to see if they indicate which is positive and which is negative, just to be sure. __________________ 1935 157" 1 1/2 ton stake truck undergoing full original restoration 1936 131 1/2" panel truck rescue preservation Author of the 1935-1936 Ford Model 51 V8 Truck book published by the Early Ford V8 Club of America

05-16-2023, 05:36 PM	#3
Fritz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: From Chicago. Now Nashville Posts: 207	Re: Battery charging No worries about charging while its installed. Hook the positive on the charger to the positive on the battery. Negative on the charger to the negative on the battery. This is regardless of the polarity of the car's ground. __________________ Cars and metal rust away and are destroyed, but the Word of God will stand forever (Isaiah 40:8, Matthew 24:35).

05-16-2023, 05:40 PM	#4
Randy1944 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: east Tennessee Posts: 363	Re: Battery charging Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Many thanks for the answers. My mind kept questioning what difference if any, the negative ground had. Thanks again.