• plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works
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    17 hours ago

    You’ve never worked in some place in -50 eh? Shut the vehicle off to work on it, and it ain’t starting again. And guess what, they don’t shut off while refueling either.

    Spicy and risky, yet commonly done when needed, and perfectly safe with a few precautions as I pointed out.

    Tradesman know there’s situations where the rules are changed, if you think they are white and black, you’re not a mechanic and are just lying.

    You know there’s suits that have to energize live lines right? Obviously it isn’t done when not needed, but it’s done often enough, there’s rules and ways to do it safe. Shocking eh?

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      17 hours ago

      Tradesman know there’s situations where the rules are changed

      I know LOADS of tradies and I don’t know a single one who would swap out a car battery live.

      Nope, you’re a dangerous person.

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        15 hours ago

        There’s being cautious, then there’s wrapping yourself in bubble wrap. You are implying and saying here that you should unplug a battery charger before removing the dewalt battery.

        Those cautions are for the laymen’s that don’t know better, or would spill alcohol in the room and then remove the battery. Yes there is SPECIFIC cases where it’s dangerous, not all cases. You’re using them backwards. Which also, unplugging the charger would be the spark that caused the ignition ironically in that situation…