Jumper for Batterys in Series
While helping a friend I noticed this,the jumper between the 2 batteries is much smaller than the ones for neg. and positive .Shouldn't they all be the same? Click For Full-Size Image.
Forum Discussion
If you looked at the image of that battery pair carefully, the jumper wire would stand out as being wrong in a number of ways:
1) It is too long for the application and the length interferes with the cap on one of the battery cells.
2)The jumper is badly corroded at one end.
3)Both cable end terminations are poor with exposed wire between the lug and cable insulation.
4)One cable end is taped with common electrical tape.
5) Both cable lugs appear to be very flimsy and are probably corroded to less than 50% of their original size.
I'm only digging in on this so others that aren't as experienced don't assume that the jumper cable is "OK" and replacing it isn't a "waste of money". It is one of the poorer cable installations I've seen in real life or on this Forum. I'd bet that the owner of those batteries visited an auto parts store and bought what was available on the shelf.
1) It is too long for the application and the length interferes with the cap on one of the battery cells.
2)The jumper is badly corroded at one end.
3)Both cable end terminations are poor with exposed wire between the lug and cable insulation.
4)One cable end is taped with common electrical tape.
5) Both cable lugs appear to be very flimsy and are probably corroded to less than 50% of their original size.
I'm only digging in on this so others that aren't as experienced don't assume that the jumper cable is "OK" and replacing it isn't a "waste of money". It is one of the poorer cable installations I've seen in real life or on this Forum. I'd bet that the owner of those batteries visited an auto parts store and bought what was available on the shelf.
