Start-szop battery charging

[stvan]

Dear community, i would like to request some guidence regarding a 2019 1.0tsi 81kw 110hp skoda rapid battery charging. The car has start-stop system. The documentation says that the negative pole should be connected to the earth point of the car, but if i’m seeing correctly it has painting on it. Should i remove something before i connect the charger to the earth point or is it ok to put it right in this painted surface?

 

Thank you in advance

[rum4mo]

Yes that earth post is painted, but, I've found that as you tend to use a clip that has sharp teeth on it, clamping that to that earth post and maybe moving it around a bit, will provide a good enough connection to let you change the battery, other than that, fix the -VE clamp of the charger to the metalwork of the engine.

 

Edit:- I bought a used Audi earth post a few years ago, as they are plated and so don't end up getting painted, but I think that I'll need to drill out the thread in it and increase the thread size before it can get fitted to my wife's Polo - as it looks like the earth post in your picture is fixing to a bigger size of stud.

 

Just another job in progress!!

Edited 8 October, 2023 by rum4mo

[rum4mo]

Whoops, wrong thread!

 Or even wrong forum!!

Deleted.

Edited 8 October, 2023 by rum4mo
deleted as this is the wrong thread I'm replying to!

[Stonekeeper]

Is the black cap not plastic and you can take it off by hand?

[Paws4Thot]

22 minutes ago, Stonekeeper said:

Is the black cap not plastic and you can take it off by hand?

Also @stvan I thought that too.

[stvan]

4 minutes ago, Paws4Thot said:

Also @stvan I thought that too.

did you guys mean the blue cap within the red circle  in the image? or am i missing something?

[Stonekeeper]

Yes, it looks black on my screen

[Breezy_Pete]

Just connect the negative charger clip onto the bare metal crimp connection visible here:

Edited 8 October, 2023 by Breezy_Pete

[Paws4Thot]

6 hours ago, stvan said:

the blue cap within the red circle  in the image?

The black cap in the red circle, at least on my monitor (and apparently @Stonekeeper as well).

[Breezy_Pete]

It's body colour, which in this case is blue.

[MickA]

I clamp my negative clip onto the engine lift bracket on the top of the engine👍