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Old 06-24-2014, 05:06 PM
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Expert advice needed!

A friend of mine needs a bolt welded onto his tire carrier. Naturally it's mounted on the tail gate & swings out to open the cargo area.

I heard that by connecting the negative ground to the vehicle & welding on the vehicle (tire rack) one can damage the computer on the vehicle?

I'm reluctant to do this simple task until a get a positive yes or no.

Can the computer of the vehicle be damaged?

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Old 06-24-2014, 05:15 PM
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I work in a collision shop so i weld on cars daily and thats mostly a bunch of bs. The power will go straight from the torch to the ground so unless you put the ground on the other end of the car you'll be fine.
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I work in a collision shop so i weld on cars daily and thats mostly a bunch of bs. The power will go straight from the torch to the ground so unless you put the ground on the other end of the car you'll be fine.
Agreed. Ground it close to where your working.
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I've heard of it happening. Just disconnect the battery to the vehicle first to avoid any worry.
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I've heard of it happening. Just disconnect the battery to the vehicle first to avoid any worry.
Exactly, why take chances when you can disconnect the battery in a few minutes.
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I've urban legend I've heard plenty of times is that even with the battery disconnected the computer can be damaged. I never actually seen it happen and call BS to the entire notion. The power is going to take the shortest path to ground which is not going to be through the computer. Disconnect the battery and weld away.
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Make it mandatory! Disconnect the battery! No chances! Had problems with MSD systems in race car even grounding the welder close to source of weld. Lessons learn! Same goes for battery charger on battery. Disconnect!
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Arc, heliarc/tig welding is all based on electrical current. When you learn about electricity, it's referred to as electrical THEORY.

Electricity usually does what you have learned but sometimes it has a mind of it's own. Yes, it usually takes the shortest path but no guarantees
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I do a lot of welding on heavy truck frames for mounting bulk hoppers at work and always unhook the battery before doing any welding....yet to have any problems. It is something we always do anyway but usually the customers request the battery to be unhooked.
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