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

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, 20232 yr by rum4mo

Whoops, wrong thread!

 Or even wrong forum!!

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Edited 8 October, 20232 yr by rum4mo
deleted as this is the wrong thread I'm replying to!

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

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.

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?

Yes, it looks black on my screen

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

Edited 8 October, 20232 yr by Breezy_Pete

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).

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

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