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Shorting Out a 12V Car Battery

Andrew Hennessy

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Demonstrates a deliberately shorted car battery, linked as a warning about the danger of accidental shorts, including through metal jewellery.

Watch for: Dangerous demonstration; not one to copy

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Excellent do not try this at home videos can be found online.

Jeroen3 on electronics.stackexchange.com, Jul 2018. CC BY-SA.

YouTube video: Shorting Out a 12V Car Battery

Intrastellar Explorer on electronics.stackexchange.com, Apr 2020. CC BY-SA.

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