Battery melt
Melted battery terminal . Have you ever fixed One? Melted battery terminal
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wvabeer wrote:
The guy told me to make sure the terminals were tight or this would happen. These are new so I added some washers and its tight. I guess I hate stripping threads, thats why it got hot. I think the next set I get will have regular top posts with heavy terminals. Sucks to have this happen to a new battery. Lessons learned.
Wvabeer,
It looks like you put a split washer between the copper terminal and the battery lug.
If this is the case, that is exactly what you should not have done. The split lock washer was steel (a poor conductor) and caused the contact to be limited in area. Between those two, it didn't have a chance.
It is possible that you can run the lead back or clean it up to make an effective contact terminal again. But that may take so doing.
If you manage, go to a fastener shop and get brass or bronze washers and do not put any between the terminal (the copper part) and the battery lug. Then, go to all the other battery lugs that you did the same way and fix them too.
Matt
