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intruderwrench · 06-25-2007, 04:46 AM

What side is the positive terminal on, i took the battery out and it near broke my finger when it fell on my finger i need to put it back in, but i was in so much pain when it fell i didn't pay attention to where it was. This is the hardest bike i have ever worked on. help

longride · 06-25-2007, 04:57 AM

The positive terminal on every motorcycle or car usually has something red on it. A red connector or a red shield will tell you which is positive. Hope this helps.

seruzawa · 06-25-2007, 05:27 AM

Batteries usually have a "+" sign on the positive terminal or somewhere right next to it on the battery case. The "-" sign is the negative terminal. The terminals are on different sides on d1fferent batteries.

Kenneth_Moore · 06-25-2007, 05:39 AM

Most bike batteries I've seen have the terminals along the edge of one side. The cables usually won't reach unless you have the terminals facing in the correct direction.

sachiwilson · 06-25-2007, 06:41 AM

I suspect intruderwrench knows that and wonders which way to stuff the battery back into the bike, people. Positive end first or Negative end first.

Kenneth_Moore · 06-25-2007, 06:48 AM

Stuff the battery back in so that the terminals are on the same side of the box that the cables are on! Unless he has abnormally long cables it will only fit in the correct orientation.

Ok, let's do this the right way: get a multimeter and carefully determine which terminal is positive. Then pick a cable at random and flick the end of it against that positive terminal. If nothing happens, you made the right connection. If there's a nice arcing spark and "FZZT" sound, that would be the negative cable.

Kids, don't try this at home.

06-25-2007, 04:46 AM	#1
intruderwrench Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1	battery 91 intruder 750 What side is the positive terminal on, i took the battery out and it near broke my finger when it fell on my finger i need to put it back in, but i was in so much pain when it fell i didn't pay attention to where it was. This is the hardest bike i have ever worked on. help

06-25-2007, 04:57 AM	#2
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	The positive terminal on every motorcycle or car usually has something red on it. A red connector or a red shield will tell you which is positive. Hope this helps. __________________ I'm a knucklehead

06-25-2007, 05:27 AM	#3
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	Batteries usually have a "+" sign on the positive terminal or somewhere right next to it on the battery case. The "-" sign is the negative terminal. The terminals are on different sides on d1fferent batteries. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

06-25-2007, 05:39 AM	#4
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	Most bike batteries I've seen have the terminals along the edge of one side. The cables usually won't reach unless you have the terminals facing in the correct direction. __________________ www.kennethmoore.org

06-25-2007, 06:41 AM	#5
sachiwilson Women Riders Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,609	I suspect intruderwrench knows that and wonders which way to stuff the battery back into the bike, people. Positive end first or Negative end first. __________________ Frappé LaRue Safety Queen Are you a Rounder? Sarnali: "what could be more useless than arguing with a deaf female lawyer????"

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06-25-2007, 06:48 AM	#6
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	Stuff the battery back in so that the terminals are on the same side of the box that the cables are on! Unless he has abnormally long cables it will only fit in the correct orientation. Ok, let's do this the right way: get a multimeter and carefully determine which terminal is positive. Then pick a cable at random and flick the end of it against that positive terminal. If nothing happens, you made the right connection. If there's a nice arcing spark and "FZZT" sound, that would be the negative cable. Kids, don't try this at home. __________________ www.kennethmoore.org