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woodtrucker
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Jun 09, 2013

new battery bit the dust but could have been worse.

back the camper in from a wet weekend trip and blocked up. went to turn on inside lights and nothing. checked battery and both posts were nearly burnt completely off the battery. This is a brand new...
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scottykrug
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Jun 09, 2013
X2

You would have one heck of a short. Had this happen once when the cheapo metal battery hold down slipped over and touched the positive pole in my old $300 high school ride. The resulting fire melted the entire battery down to the base. Glad yours didn't do more damage.

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