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Originally Posted by Pinner
While were at it, electronic cars should not be running when you give someone a boost, jumps in voltage or a dead short could fry YOUR computer or lots of other stuff.
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No. The voltage of the two cars becomes the same when you connect them. There are no jumps in voltage.
If you short out two vehicles while boosting, you do run the risk of alternator damage, but short term you should be much more concerned about burns, fire, or exploding batteries.
If boosting a vehicle was dangerous for your electronics, turning the engine on and off daily would be positively deadly.