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. When jump-starting a car with a dead battery, the ground jumper should be attached to a remote part of the engine block. Why?
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When jump-starting a car, you are essentially connecting two batteries (the dead one and the charged one) to transfer electrical energy from the charged battery to the dead one. This process involves a flow of electrical current between the two batteries. Show more…
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