Connect to the Top Battery Terminal

The procedure you use to connect to the vehicle battery depends on the location of the battery terminal: Top or Side.

Verify that the cable to battery connections are correct. Electrical energy from vehicle batteries can harm equipment and people.

  1. Remove the nuts and bolts from the positive battery terminal.

  2. Place a 3/8-inch washer onto each end of the battery clamp bolt.
  3. Slide the positive fuse link terminal ring from the input power cable onto positive battery clamp bolt.
  4. Place another 3/8-inch washer onto the battery clamp.
  5. Thread another 3/8-inch nut onto the battery clamp bolt and tighten the nut securely.
  6. Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for the negative wire.
  7. Connect the ground wire.