New battery dead

2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA
102,000 MILES • 6 CYL
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BIGPOP1969
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Shouldn't a battery give a spark if both negative and positives are touched using a screw driver?
Dec 20, 2010 at 7:15 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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You are crazy do that you could have a explosion burn your hand no a very safe thing to do.But yes it would be a big spark buy a cheap multimeter much cheaper then getting hurt or killed.
Jun 18, 2020 at 7:47 AM
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