battery getting hot

fedex1106 · 12-24-2011, 04:08 PM

i was just wondering what could be causing my battery to get so hot that it melts the terminal on the cable. i just replaced the voltage regulator and everything is hooked up correctly. cart is a 02 carryall 2

onlyonmonday · 12-24-2011, 05:02 PM

Battery is shorted out.

fedex1106 · 12-24-2011, 10:50 PM

y would it be shorting out its not pinched or touvhing anything

onlyonmonday · 12-25-2011, 01:03 AM

Internal short of plates.

stinger5 · 12-25-2011, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by onlyonmonday

Internal short of plates.

A bad ground or poor + connection will also create this condition. The battery will pull a higher current load if it isn't correctly and securely affixed to good connections. Clean your teminals and make sure all connections are nice and bright. Simple maintenance is always your best friend

shadowman · 12-25-2011, 10:14 AM

check the other end of the ground cable and if its good i would have to agree maybe an internal short of the battery.............unless its the older adjustable V.R. than it may need adjusted..................................

onlyonmonday · 12-25-2011, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinger5

A bad ground or poor + connection will also create this condition. The battery will pull a higher current load if it isn't correctly and securely affixed to good connections. Clean your teminals and make sure all connections are nice and bright. Simple maintenance is always your best friend

But if that is the case I believe the wire would be HOT or even melt the insulation.

I think I was wrong once but I could have just been mistaken..

stinger5 · 12-25-2011, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by shadowman

check the other end of the ground cable and if its good i would have to agree maybe an internal short of the battery.............unless its the older adjustable V.R. than it may need adjusted..................................

Never thought of that, maybe the VR is passing to much back to the battery ? That would cause problems for sure. Good call.

12-24-2011, 04:08 PM	#1
fedex1106 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tallahassee Fl Posts: 41	battery getting hot i was just wondering what could be causing my battery to get so hot that it melts the terminal on the cable. i just replaced the voltage regulator and everything is hooked up correctly. cart is a 02 carryall 2

12-24-2011, 05:02 PM	#2
onlyonmonday Getting Wild Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Of Tomah,Wisconsin Posts: 119	Re: battery getting hot Battery is shorted out.

12-24-2011, 10:50 PM	#3
fedex1106 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tallahassee Fl Posts: 41	Re: battery getting hot y would it be shorting out its not pinched or touvhing anything

12-25-2011, 01:03 AM	#4
onlyonmonday Getting Wild Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Of Tomah,Wisconsin Posts: 119	Re: battery getting hot Internal short of plates.

12-25-2011, 10:14 AM	#6
shadowman The Last Moja Morani Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: jumping from cart to cart Posts: 8,975	Re: battery getting hot check the other end of the ground cable and if its good i would have to agree maybe an internal short of the battery.............unless its the older adjustable V.R. than it may need adjusted..................................

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