6 volt battery post melted
Hi All ! Was caught in a snow storm coming back from Florida in March. Melting snow and ice caused a short and melted the positive battery post on the house battery. There were two red cables conne...
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OK everyone thanks to yours comment I'm up and running.
I believe the problem has been solved. The snow which accumulated in the engine compartment was building up while driving and when I stopped it melted and fell down on the different electrical connections and caused a temporary short. Thankfully the cable connections to the positive battery posts were the weakest in the system and caused the heat build up and melted the connections. I would have thought a fuse somewhere in the system would have blown but the post acted as the fuse and melted instead.
Luckily my 6v battery had a post which was not affected (the original connections were held in place by a bolt) I installed a new terminal on it and redid all my connections. Everything appears to be back to normal.
Thank you all for your inputs ! :)
I believe the problem has been solved. The snow which accumulated in the engine compartment was building up while driving and when I stopped it melted and fell down on the different electrical connections and caused a temporary short. Thankfully the cable connections to the positive battery posts were the weakest in the system and caused the heat build up and melted the connections. I would have thought a fuse somewhere in the system would have blown but the post acted as the fuse and melted instead.
Luckily my 6v battery had a post which was not affected (the original connections were held in place by a bolt) I installed a new terminal on it and redid all my connections. Everything appears to be back to normal.
Thank you all for your inputs ! :)
