woodtrucker wrote:
Well after further inspection and forgetting about drilling holes in battery box, i've got this going on.
-breakaway cable was busted. Didn't have a cable coming out of it to even hook up to truck.
-12v wiire one 7way was nearly cut into at the splice.
-water in bat box. I suppose water could have splash up on topside of battery over a 3.5 hour road trip to cause melting but I'd b surprised. I hope u all can prove me wrong on this one! Maybe a combo of all three??? I'm at a loss. I will need help on what to check before I do hook back up. Don't want to toast another one!
You have something else going on IMHO. Water across two terminals is not going to melt them. This thing went to direct ground somehow. And as said, it took a BIG wire or piece of metal to do this.
To melt a battery terminal takes a catastrophic event. Either a main wire went to ground or a piece of metal got across the terminals somehow.
As far as loosing another battery. Just fix everything you see and get everything hooked up except the + wire. Just scratch the + when you go to hook it up. If you arc weld with the wire you know something is still wrong.
Good luck and let us know what you find out.
