07-17-2006, 05:22 PM
Sijray21 Wrote:isn't the starter of the dead-battery car physically connected to jumper cables and is running off the circuit from the second car?
The starter is run off the battery, via the main fuse block (usually). The ground from the battery goes to the frame, through the chassis, back to the other car. The battery is still in the circuit unless you hook the cables directly to the starter, and well, good luck with that one.