5v maxi eh?

Just make sure you (or exposed metal) don't connect the two poles together. Even if you do, it's not lethal, just painful.

tesla?

Pretty sure current kills you, not voltage

You will be fine, just make sure the wrench 🔧 doesn't touch any body panels or the negative post when you tighten the positive terminal. Ask me how I know 😆

Schrodinger's Dev. https://m.primal.net/Ihzy.webp

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as mechanic said: since the car body is ground, open the circuit on negative terminal first when disconnecting then close the circuit last on negative terminal when reconnecting -- so that you don't accidentally close that circuit with your wrench when working on the positive terminal.

12V is harmless to you. It is not harmless to whatever metallic thing you accidentally short it across... and the resulting shower of sparks and molten metal is certainly not harmless to you...

Def still alive, just annoyed I'm not done yet after two trips to Home Depot (long socket set, additional hex nuts).

First hurdle: the 12V battery is in the back (Chevy Volt; main power pack on the chassis plus normal 12V battery just to start the electronics) but the hatch's manual release is a hidden 5/16" square cutout that you have to turn. Had to cut a custom tool just to lift the hatch! https://i.nostr.bui...