GT4 said:
If you want to be extra safe, just connect the clamps (or snap plug to permanent leads) prior to turning on mains (that way there can't be a spark as you have already made the connection).
Too right!
Am sure nobody here is dumb enough to turn the charger on and then toy around with crocodile clips? (I would hope so). Nobody needs a fortnight with no eyebrows.
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I hate crocodile clips, They are not a sound connection or a plug, if you are worried about shorting, loose connections, sparks or fire, then start with these: the least secure electrical connections on your entire car!
On a daily basis I manually squeeze the croc leads of my test equipment at work to try to get a stable reading, they are inherently sh1te as a longer term connection.
So...
I cut the croc leads of all my chargers and fit a hard wired lead to the battery with a socket on the end, likewise my charger has no clips, just a plug.
Pop the bonnet, plug in, 100% solid connection, turn on, shut bonnet.
Sure the battery lead is running through the bonnets rubber seal, but that makes it the same as every wire in your car that runs through a rubber grommet, the only difference here it it's a wire you see, handle, and plug in all the time (spend your time worrying about the hundreds of chafing and rubbing wires and plugs that you can't see on the car!).
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