Automotive Seniors are currently working on multiple vehicles throughout the class period. One of the tasks they had to perform during the shop day was to “jump” a car’s dead battery. For those preparing to drive, jumping a battery involves connecting a car with a working battery to one with a dead battery through a tool known as jumper cables.
There is a specific way one must apply the jumper cables (two red and two black cables) from one car’s battery to the other, which is the following:
- Red to Dead: Connect one of the red jumper cables to the positive terminal on your dead battery.
- Red to Donor: Connect one of the red jumper cables to the positive terminal on the donor vehicle’s working battery.
- Black to Donor: Connect one of the black jumper cables to the negative terminal on the donor vehicle’s dead battery.
- Black to Metal: Connect the last black jumper cable to the negative terminal on the vehicle’s dead battery
Once these cables are attached, the donor car should start their ignition, followed by trying to turn the ignition for the dead car.
After evaluating the condition of these tires, the automotive students came to the conclusion that the tires needed more air. When putting air into a tire, technicians will need to know the recommended amount of PSI (Pounds Per Square Inch) for the tires on the vehicle. In this Photo, you can see one of the Automotive Students putting more air into the back two rear tires.
This Automotive Student is examining the underside of a client’s truck. In order to view underneath any vehicle, students had to raise the truck up on a car lift. Once raised, students use a high-powered industrial light to examine the many nooks and crannies that the bottom side of a car has in order to assess the possible problems.
