Which Terminal To Disconnect, +ve Or -ve

[feb 47]

When storing the car for a couple of weeks which terminal of the battery should I disconnect, the positive or the negative?

 

Cheers

[klarky 2]

When storing the car for a couple of weeks which terminal of the battery should I disconnect, the positive or the negative?

 

Cheers

 

negative is my gut feeling, cant give a reason for it other than thats what i know friends have done / local car dealer does it to cars on his forecourt.

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Negative first personally. Id remove the battery completely and put it inside though and charging it every now and again.

[feb 47]

Cheers guys, that's what I thought but needed a confirmation

[James_m 0]

Ive always taken the positive off first. Not sure why but sure somebody told me a good reason for it once upon a time!

[Baz 421]

I always disconnect the positive when leaving my cars for a while, only it's generally thought that when disconnecting a battery the negative should be the first to be removed.

 

And when reconnecting the battery, particularly when it's flat/being jumped etc, always connect the pos. first, Earth last

[pablo 0]

Id disconnect neg first and attach it last. reason being if you drop the pos cable while the neg is attached and the terminal bridges over to a piece of nearby metal thats earthed then you get a big spark. More applicable to jumpleads tho iirc but I guess you never know.