SwedishBee
Drill em deep
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2009
- Location
- TX
I was waiting for your reply moxy, I will let you know what I find.
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You are making this very complicated and it is not.
Are both cables getting hot?
Yes, then both cables may have to much resistance for the current going through them or both cables-connections may be bad. Connect an amp meter up to either one to verify the loop current and go from there. A current of over 15-25 amps with the lights off and blower off is too high. If the battery is shorted and drawing too much current then the alternator is over working and it should be quite warm too. What is the voltage at the battery with the engine at idle?
If one cable is only getting hot then you need to clean the connection on both ends and/or replace the cable.
Any excessive resistance of a cable will dissipate heat. Once copper gets too hot it will always have an increased resistance.
No, the starter should not cause the heat in the cable.
Test while the car is running from one end of the positive cable to the other.
More than likely you need to repair or replace the POS cable.
Also test from cable end to battery terminal.I have now done the following checks (all while car is idling, no accessories):
-POS lead multimeter to POS alternator > NEG lead multimeter to POS starter = 0V
-POS lead multimeter to POS starter > NEG lead multimeter to POS battery = 0.9V (seems like a voltage drop)
-POS lead multimeter to POS starter > NEG lead multimeter to POS fuse box = 1.2V (even more of a voltage drop)
Also test from cable end to battery terminal.
Recently had a year old battery short internally, and it heated itself to the point of boiling and smelling like burning railroad ties. I unplugged it, and kept dousing it with water till it discharged itself and cooled off(about 2 hours), then exchanged it for a new one in the morning.
Im sure it is, so what does this mean?
PERSONALLY I believe it to be the lavender eye shadow,
the see thru tube top and the fishnet tights but that's just my
Dirty Old Man side comin' out.....
Ive got 0.5V lost between alt and fuse box.
-0.2V from alt to battery
-0.3V from battery to fuse box
Would the total of 0.5V cause my lights to flicker and battery cables to get hot?