melted pos conection off

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Aug 2, 2011 | 10:35 PM

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melted pos conection off

Turned over the Ex to drive her for a bit,been sitting for a week,cranked slow for around 20 sec or less then quit. Popped the hood n the positive connection on the drivers battery was melted off. What causes this? Bad ground? I just replaced all the cables,connectors,batteries,alternator,grounds,and starter. Everthing is still tight and clean. Little corrosion on the neg of the same battery. Boggled

Aug 2, 2011 | 10:39 PM

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Theres probably a short somewhere. That will cause current to flow constantly.

DIY home science test: Take two 9v batterys and clip them together. They will warm up. Same principle.

Aug 2, 2011 | 10:40 PM

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That sounds like an internal shorted battery!

Aug 2, 2011 | 10:59 PM

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I have a new set of interstates,but I'm not too sure i want to put them in yet if its doing this.

Aug 2, 2011 | 11:02 PM

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New = Warranty

Aug 2, 2011 | 11:05 PM

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if you have a bad connection it will make the amps go up and that makes the heat go up. there may have been something on the wire where it was clamped that may be the problem.

Aug 2, 2011 | 11:12 PM

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I will double check it all again tomorrow before I crimp another connector on there. The batteries that I have in there now are warranty. Less than a year old. Will have them checked too.