5 replies to this topic

[minibarmy]

Anyone know a reason why my battery earth cable is so hot you can't touch it without it burning you?

It's a braided cable without any covering & 8" long going from the battery -ve to the boot earthing point.

[Bungle]

it's drawing to much current

has it got a bad connection ?

[ANON]

check the battery lead, esp. around the front subframe

[billyboy83]

also are you running any amps and bits like that ?

[BLUE ITALIAN JOB]

is the cable hot all the time or just after starting the engine ???
when engine is running does the alternator also get hot ??

[SolarB]

As long as it's the correct size cable, drawing extra power isn't you problem. You have a high resistance (bad) connection which is generating heat at the joint and travelling down the braid. Check and clean the connections.