B.O. Plenty wrote:
scrubjaysnest wrote:
Not to mention the possible fire hazard.
Fire hazard from what? There was no power coming out of the battery, what could start on fire?? B.O.
Well...right up front, I know next to nothing about electrical circuits etc. but this recently happened to me...we left our campsite for a dinner out. When we returned we noticed none of the 12 volt system was functioning (lights, front legs etc.) First check was the batteries. Pulled out the tray and noticed the terminals (especially the negative)were quite corroded and loose. Went to clean them off and actually burned my fingers as the terminal was too hot to touch!
Cleaned and secured the terminals and all was well. I was however, very surprised how hot the terminal was and the question of a possible fire hazard did come to mind.
