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08-17-2009, 06:12 PM | #1 |
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Battery posts keep melting and wiring is right
New to the website and have been running into problems trying to get a 1979 caroche to mantain a charge and stop melting terminal posts (or in our case the last one litterally blew off) The cart runs great for a couple of weekends and then out of the blue we end up with a melted cable or post. All the batteries are new and all the connections are tight motor and silinoids included. We were thinking that the hydro brakes on the older models might be hanging up and creating resistance on the system....could this be possible? Could there be a different wiring diagram for just the 79 model year? We have looked all threw the site and found alot of great info on the older models, but this has us at wits end.
Any and all responses are greatly appreciated Mark & CJ (son) |
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08-17-2009, 06:17 PM | #2 |
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Re: Battery posts keep melting and wiring is right
Welcome to BGW!
Since the cart runs correctly we can assume it is wired correctly. Your problem is the cables. They are causing resistance which ends up as HEAT. Enough heat to melt lead. Replace ALL of the large cables with 4g welding cable and proper copper lugs. |
08-17-2009, 06:57 PM | #3 |
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Re: Battery posts keep melting and wiring is right
thank you so much for the quick response it is greatly appreciated and i will try it out. is there any other crazy things it might be? im just looking for all types of answers in case that isn't it
thanks mark & CJ |
08-17-2009, 06:59 PM | #4 |
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Re: Battery posts keep melting and wiring is right
over heating wires is easy to check. Drive the car as you normally would, just at some point STOP, lift the seat and start grabbing cables....if they are hot...you found your problem.
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08-17-2009, 07:09 PM | #5 |
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Re: Battery posts keep melting and wiring is right
i did something along those lines i touched the posts (they weren't hot) but not the wire itself is there a difference or no?
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08-17-2009, 07:26 PM | #6 |
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Re: Battery posts keep melting and wiring is right
Change the cables. I can only imagine what 1979 cables look like by now.......
You might have a few crappy automotive cables in there. Not intended for this kind of amp load. |
08-17-2009, 07:33 PM | #7 |
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08-17-2009, 07:51 PM | #8 |
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Re: Battery posts keep melting and wiring is right
ok will do thanks
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08-21-2009, 10:26 PM | #9 |
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Re: Battery posts keep melting and wiring is right
It could be a solenoid problem. If all 5 solenoids don't fire, you will run resistance through the coils and the heat could easily travel through your wires and then to your motor and battery terminals. I'm by no means an expert here but what I would do is put the cart on blocks, attach a wire to bypass the solenoids (e.g., creating a zero resistance path), run the engine and see if you get any heat build-up in those wires. If you don't, the problem is with the solenoids. Replace them all.
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