TM 5-3805-260-10
Boost Cables
WARNING
Connect the batteries in parallel: negative (-) to
negative (-) and positive (+) to positive (+). Attach
the positive booster cable, from the positive post of
the booster battery to the positive post of the battery
of the machine to be started. Attach the negative
booster cable from the negative post of the booster
battery to the starter ground terminal or to the
disconnect switch ground terminal of the vehicle to
be started.
Disconnect the ground cable first when removing
the booster cables. This will prevent sparks near the
battery.
1.
Attach one cable to the POSITIVE (+) terminal of the
battery on the left side of the machine to be started .
2.
Attach the opposite end of the cable to the
POSITIVE (+) terminal of the boost source.
3.
Attach the second cable to the NEGATIVE (-)
terminal of the boost source.
4.
Attach the remaining cable end to the starter ground
terminal or to the disconnect switch ground terminal of
the machine to be started.
5.
Start the engine. See "Starting the Engine" (page 1-
25).
6.
After the engine starts, remove the cable from the
starter ground terminal or from the disconnect switch
ground terminal first.
7.
Remove the opposite end of the cable from the
boost source.
8.
Remove the cable from the POSITIVE (+) terminal of
the battery of the machine that was started. Remove the
opposite end of the cable from the boost source.
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