26 Oct
2014
26 Oct
'14
17:40
On Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:18:17 +0100 (CET)
"Carlos E. R."
Language barrier here: What is "jumping a battery"?
Sorry! Shortened form of "jump start", a method of starting a car with a flat battery by using another fresh battery, attaching cables (the "jumper") between the two batteries so they are in parallel. There is a very large current surge from the other car's battery to the flat battery that generates gas, heats the flat battery and creates some defects on the plates, etc. Sometimes old batteries pop their caps or even crack when jumped. jd -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org