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Old 07-23-2014, 11:13 AM   #1
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Default Battery post melted. Bad Battery?

My 2001 TXT PDS was intermittently stopping (loss of battery). I checked all battery connections and they were tight. I had not gotten around to checking the switch connections for a loose connection as suggested by JohnnieB in another thread when the cart stopped for good. My wife got towed home and as I check the batteries, the negative terminal of battery #6 (BL- being battery #1) is melted (see attached pics). Voltage for the pack is 1 volt. Voltage across Bl- to the + terminal of battery #5 is 32V. Now the voltage from BL- to the "-" terminal of battery #6 is -5V. This the other end of the cable from battery #5's positive terminal which was 32V. The cable itself ohms out OK. So it looks like battery #6 is toast but I guess I'm not understanding the voltage readings. The voltage across #6 itself is 6.4V. I have another cart and can swap in a battery to test but I'm concerned about the original cause of the problem (don't want to toast another battery). Could the intermittent issue have been caused by a faulty battery?
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Old 07-23-2014, 12:20 PM   #2
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Default Re: Battery post melted. Bad Battery?

the terminal melted because it got hot, it got hot because of resistance from dirty terminal or connections.
here is a post on how to fix it

voltage on each battery should be in the 6.2 to 6.4 range and any thing less and those batteries are not in good health.

for the 1v battery, I would say its dead.

attached is voltage chart

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Old 07-23-2014, 12:23 PM   #3
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Default Re: Battery post melted. Bad Battery?

an over tightened nut can cause the bolt to loosen in the lead and it will melt

i had it happen to me

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Old 07-23-2014, 12:24 PM   #4
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the terminal melted because it got hot, it got hot because of resistance from dirty terminal or connections.
here is a post on how to fix it

voltage on each battery should be in the 6.2 to 6.4 range and any thing less and those batteries are not in good health.

for the 1v battery, I would say its dead.

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Old 07-23-2014, 12:24 PM   #5
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Default Re: Battery post melted. Bad Battery?

I couldn't totally understand what your voltage measurements were, but believe you may have reported that battery #6 had reverse voltage on it.

For starters, you should pitch all those wingnuts for the cable connections and replace them with stainless steel nuts so they can be properly torqued (loose connection caused your melted post !!). I think you can repair battery #6 (melted post) by applying a studded post terminal to the post, which still looks sound. You can then charge #6 plus the battery next to it with a 12 volt charger to bring the total of the two up to 12 volts. After that you should charge the whole pack fully with your cart charger.

This should get you back to a point where you can test to see what you have
(total pack volts, individual batt. volts, road test). If battery #6 was reversed it may have a lower capacity than the rest. You have a lot of "suspicious looking additional wiring" to your battery pack which may not be helping the health of your batteries.

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Old 07-23-2014, 12:59 PM   #6
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Default Re: Battery post melted. Bad Battery?

If and when you tow a PDS cart ALWAYS put the TOW/RUN switch in TOW to pull the cart home, you can burn up the controller and the motor if you tow the cart in RUN
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Old 07-23-2014, 03:58 PM   #7
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Default Re: Battery post melted. Bad Battery?

I did have my wife put it TOW mode prior to the actual tow. Each battery measured 6.2 to 6.4 volts individually including #6 which had the meltdown. I had checked all the connections a few days prior but no torque check. I will convert away from the wingnuts. I am also purchasing a 12V battery for the accessories which include lights and a radio (not currently attached at the radio side). Just weird voltage readings that I don't understand. If I measure from the B+ side (#6), I get 6.4 volts across #6 but when I measure from the neg terminal of #5 to the Positive term of #6, I get 25V (instead of 13 v as expected), and then I get 18V from neg term of #4 to pos of #6. It seems as if I can get a good voltage measurement across the terminals of #6 but not through #6 when measuring the pack.
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Old 07-23-2014, 05:02 PM   #8
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Default Re: Battery post melted. Bad Battery?

Just read each battery one at a time. To measure the pack you can check at the charger port, or follow the white and black wires from the charger port to the batteries and measure there. No need to measure more than one, except for a whole pack reading.
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Old 07-24-2014, 05:15 AM   #9
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I picked up a battery for free with a melted post. I didnt have to reweld it either. There is nothing wrong with my battery at all :) middle left post
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Old 07-24-2014, 05:19 AM   #10
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My 2001 TXT PDS was intermittently stopping (loss of battery). I checked all battery connections and they were tight. I had not gotten around to checking the switch connections for a loose connection as suggested by JohnnieB in another thread when the cart stopped for good. My wife got towed home and as I check the batteries, the negative terminal of battery #6 (BL- being battery #1) is melted (see attached pics). Voltage for the pack is 1 volt. Voltage across Bl- to the + terminal of battery #5 is 32V. Now the voltage from BL- to the "-" terminal of battery #6 is -5V. This the other end of the cable from battery #5's positive terminal which was 32V. The cable itself ohms out OK. So it looks like battery #6 is toast but I guess I'm not understanding the voltage readings. The voltage across #6 itself is 6.4V. I have another cart and can swap in a battery to test but I'm concerned about the original cause of the problem (don't want to toast another battery). Could the intermittent issue have been caused by a faulty battery?
Id go for the next post now that fits the clamp style term,
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