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#1 mini998

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Posted 27 April 2005 - 08:55 AM

+ terminal keeps melting ,any body know why?

was not able to find any wire shorts

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Posted 27 April 2005 - 10:03 AM

Which one?

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Posted 27 April 2005 - 10:07 AM

sorry ,i was refering to battery + terminal

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Posted 27 April 2005 - 10:12 AM

Check you lead integrity front to back ( one of the common places for a short is near the exhaust at the back of the fron subframe ) if shorted the circuit will burn out at the point of most resistance....

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Posted 27 April 2005 - 10:16 AM

It can melt if the battery is low on electrolyte or just knackered.




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