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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: cbowditch on 01 January 2009, 13:58:20
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Happy New Year to All :y
My new year didn't get off to a good start. One of my cars has a flat battery today. So I thought I'd use the Omega to give it a jump start, but I can't find the positive terminal. The negative terminal is exposed. There is a plastic thing over the positive terminal of the battery, which I unclipped but underneath that was an array of wires and fuses and I still couldn't see the terminal.
Plan B was to drive the Omega to the local motor factors and pick up a new battery. However, when realising it was closed I had no choice but to go to plan C which was to put the battery of the other car on charge. I'm just grateful the Omega's battery isn't flat. I've no idea how to change that ::)
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On mine the full black plastic box on top of battery all pulls up and out of way as I jumped a friends shitroen AX the other day HTH
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There are several thick wires connecting to the root of the positive (red) pole, but there should be ample bare metal to hook a 'crocodile' jump lead on it.
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but I can't find the positive terminal. ......
When I had battery/charging problems on my diesel Astra I asked a builder for a jump start from his newish Transit. Between the pair of us we couldn't find the battery at all! :-? Fortunately there was a +ve terminal under the bonnet that we used. :y
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On mine the full black plastic box on top of battery all pulls up and out of way as I jumped a friends shitroen AX the other day HTH
That is what the AA did the other week when my battery was drained flat. :y
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but I can't find the positive terminal. ......
When I had battery/charging problems on my diesel Astra I asked a builder for a jump start from his newish Transit. Between the pair of us we couldn't find the battery at all! :-? Fortunately there was a +ve terminal under the bonnet that we used. :y
batterysare under drivers seats on trannys, dont ask me why ::)
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Thanks for the idea. I'll try that when I next have the bonnet open :y
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but I can't find the positive terminal. ......
When I had battery/charging problems on my diesel Astra I asked a builder for a jump start from his newish Transit. Between the pair of us we couldn't find the battery at all! :-? Fortunately there was a +ve terminal under the bonnet that we used. :y
batterysare under drivers seats on trannys, dont ask me why ::)
We looked ...... not saying it wasn't there ...... but we couldn't see it. ;D Various cars over the years have had their's in the the boot too. I suppose it gives a bit of room under the bonnet for other things.
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but I can't find the positive terminal. ......
When I had battery/charging problems on my diesel Astra I asked a builder for a jump start from his newish Transit. Between the pair of us we couldn't find the battery at all! :-? Fortunately there was a +ve terminal under the bonnet that we used. :y
Under the drivers seat IIRC.