Battery wiring diagram
I'm not an expert and don't claim to be one but looking at this picture makes me think something is very wrong here. I would love the resident electrical experts opinions
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Old-Biscuit wrote:rjxj wrote:
I had too look twice to see if it was a trick. Depending on your goal that could be an excellent set up. First set up a video camera then get quality goggles and a hazmat suit with kevlar. If they get past the molten lead and blinding blue arc as the last connection is made and it did happen to weld in place the ensuing melt down would will make excellent you tube material.
The best I have witnessed was 48 volt 4800 pound fork truck battery 4/0 cables shorting. It's like creating a blue sun and molten copper and lead is blasting out. It's wicked. There are ungodly amps when shorted and they aint taken no for an answer. Something has to give.
I would hate to be the guy that had to make the last cable connection :S
Best melt down I have witnessed was at 2AM when a 220KV Line Disconnect started disintegrating.
Worn spot on end, salt air, started tracking then started arching.
Small bright spot that grew into a very large green eye blinding arch that didn't stop until 15' of cooper disconnect had been consumed.
Gravel underneath was fused together with large pool of melted cooper
Very impressive on a moonless night.
Made for a very busy end of shift with 2 Unit trip---next 5 hrs flew by :B
Wow, that puts me back in Junior territory. :)
