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    Motormouth: The proper way to jump a car, revisited

    by Bob Weber, Chicago Tribune Oct 25, 2019 2 minutes

    Q: I appreciated your caution on connecting the negative to a grounding point when using jumper cables. A self-proclaimed family "expert" stated it is safe to connect it to the battery as long as you do the negative first. Can you comment on this theory please? Would that be safe, or not?

    _A.K., Chicago

    A: Often, self-proclaimed experts have been awarded the title

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