Flying sparks after hooking up the battery to charge it?

1993 FORD F-150
150,000 MILES • 4.9L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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I recently replaced my trucks starter, alternator and alternator. when I hooked the battery back up and tried to charge it sparks started flying everywhere.
May 18, 2021 at 10:06 AM
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KASEKENNY
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Normally when you charge a battery there are spark when you put the clips on until they are tight. So if the sparks are continuously flying then I suspect the cables are loose.

Here is a guide that will help with how to charge a battery:

https://youtu.be/6x8RpV2p2R0

Can you also get a video of what is happening when you are connecting these? That will surely help with us figuring this out. Thanks
May 19, 2021 at 11:15 AM
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