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Originally Posted by z168
 Point of jump starting is not to revive the dead battery but to start the car and get the alternator charging. And with engine bay terminals being nearer to the starter it makes sense to use that neat option
back to topic - glad you discovered that before anything more serious happened. I will check mine when I re-do my battery cutoff switch |
The idea that the underhood terminal is "nearer to the starter" is correct only in that it's physical location is in fact "nearer to the starter". In wire length, it's is actually almost twice as far from the starter in that it runs from that terminal back to the battery, and then the electricity has to flow from the battery back up front to the starter.
The under hood post is essentially a jumper cable back to the battery.