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#121
Welding on motor vehicles 2 Years, 4 Months ago  
I am used to disconnecting the negative battery cable on a vehicle before doing any welding so that the current does'nt follow the path of least resistance such as the wiring harness etc.. I bought a service truck and am concerned about welding on the tailgate mounted vise. Is a battery interuptor switch the same as physically removing the gound cable? I think I'm on the right path but would love to have a few other opinions!Thanx!
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#131
Re:Welding on motor vehicles 2 Years, 3 Months ago  
Just to get an Idea of what you are doing. you will be attaching a piece of metal in the vice to be welded? you are hoping to install a battery interrupter in order to avoid disconnecting the battery every time? if you attach the material in the vice and attach your ground clamp directly to the material as close to the weld as you can, there should not be any reason why the current would travel to the front of the car to where your battery is located. you will always want to disconnect the battery when welding on any vehicle, in fact, I usually pull the battery completely out for piece of mind. Understand that you do not want to be pulling the heavy battery out of the vehicle every time you want to weld something on the back of your tailgate. in that case, disconnect both your ground cable and your positive cable and forget the battery interrupter. electricity is not something that you take the easy route with in my opinion. good luck. also, look out for that gas tank. hehe!
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#132
Re:Welding on motor vehicles 2 Years, 3 Months ago  
they also sell quick connect battery terminals at most auto parts stores that are very easy to install.
just came to mind.
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Re:Welding on motor vehicles 1 Year, 12 Months ago  
How about you mount a non-conductive material between the tailgate and the vise?
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Re:Welding on motor vehicles 1 Year, 7 Months ago  
Yes, I have seen this situation before, It should not effect the battery when you are welding on the tailgate if your clamp is close to the vise, I would be more worried about the other electronics of the vehicle than the battery, if it is a newer car and has electronic modules those can be damaged from the current, and are easier to make the current run through.
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Re:Welding on motor vehicles 1 Year, 7 Months ago  
Why not buy a fold up bench to mount your vice on will save your tail gate and don't have to play with the battery leads.
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