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Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by tacoma44x44, Jul 14, 2010.

  1. Jul 14, 2010 at 10:46 AM
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    Hey i have done a little welding in my day and was gonna fab up some sliders and such for my truck. But i was wondering some people i have talked to they say you have to take extra care when your welding on a vehicle because you can potentially fry your electrical systems? Just wondering if there's any truth to this and anything else i need to know about welding on vehicles?:cool:
     
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    unhook your battery
     
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    Should i just pop the ground off or both?
     
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    just the ground should be good
     
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    I do remove both so there is no possibility of closed loop, also make sure your welder ground is always as close to your welding point as possible.
     
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    Its unlikely but if you are like the paranoid ones just take the ground off your battery
     
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