That s why you should always look for the plus and minus signs stamped into the battery case.
Black battery cable positive or negative.
Recognize that the black wire is the positive one the white wire is the negative one and the green wire is the ground.
Connect the positive end first.
The negative battery cable is almost always black in color.
The negative cable is black.
Identify a metal ground.
Attach the negative cable last.
The positive cable is red.
There are also positive and negative cables in the jumper cable set.
Never connect the red cable to the negative battery terminal or a vehicle with a dead battery.
The red one is positive the black one is negative.
When you re hanging a chandelier or any other ceiling light first find the 3 wires coming out of the hole in the ceiling where the light will go.
The two should never be confused and you may wish to mark the handles of each cable with a or sign.
If it shifts at all check all the clamps and check the tightness of the cables.
But as was mentioned the positive cable may also appear to be black.
The black cable is the negative part and the red cable is the positive part.
It attaches to the battery terminal post marked with a plus sign the letter p or the word pos.
The jumper cables are colored black and red with each end having alligator clips made of copper that attach the leads of each car s battery.
Do the same on the black negative side.