Wire size matters

a battery is a fixed load at any instant in time
A battery is a chemical reaction and when that reaction occurs, it makes electrons move. Other than that, it's just a chemical reaction waiting to happen.

I've always looked at batteries is that they do not store any electricity.
 
A battery is a chemical reaction and when that reaction occurs, it makes electrons move. Other than that, it's just a chemical reaction waiting to happen.

I've always looked at batteries is that they do not store any electricity.
They don’t store it, but they consume it at a rate determined by battery condition and charge state when charging and produce it at a rate determined by the load when discharging.
 
You do what works for you. The case holds a chemical reaction waiting to do it's magic.
 
You do what works for you.
Part of my job previously was explaining electrical characteristics to non-electrical types. Everybody has a different way in their head to try and understand the invisible force that is electricity. One rather learned electrical engineer I worked with had a favourite phrase..."Electricity....it is a strange animal"
 
I do agree, people get really confused easily about how it all works. For me, it's simple. I do not do complex electrical issues [ie, circuit board repairs] but when it comes to wiring, it's pretty simple.

I try not to enforce the believe that it is difficult/strange. Tell them it's difficult and they will believe you. Something that is difficult usually means you do not know what you are doing or how it works. That is ok, we all start there.

I would tell my techs that it's simple. It all starts and ends at the battery. If you can read a road map, you can read a wiring diagram.

The entire circuit matters. For some reason, people in the automotive industry seem to forget about the ground side. Therefore people rarely check things and because of that, many issues are caused because of the grounds.

Again, we all got to make it work in our head. I understand it can be complex, but I refuse to think it is.
 
Those that have been in the field for a long time know that smoke is not the driving force of electricity.

If you let the smoke out, that means the insulation has failed. There is actually fire in those wires. Sometimes with old insulation, it burns. That's where the smoke comes from. But then again, most people just parrot what they read on the internet.
 

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