melted negative post...?

[Fox]

So... I have been messin with the SPX today and tuning the carbs a fair bit to get it remotely "running" and it was doin the infamous bump spin (you guys know what i mean, like a weak battery would just bump the motor over, one stroke at a time) and i let it sit for a bit, and then i came back and it wont start at all! i look at the battery, and the negative post on the battery is melted!

wtf? bad connection?

 

[LouDoo]

I would say you either had a high resistive connection (corrosion) on the battery terminal, or a bad negative cable, either would cause the wire and or connection to get hot. It's unusual it would get hot enough to melt the battery post.

Lou

 

[Fox]

maybe i ignored it long enough. Advance is going to replace the battery though.

 

[Dr Honda]

When the starter isn't spinning properly (even from a weak battery) the current goes through the roof, and that's how you destroy the starter, and the cables.

 

[Fox]

i'll check it out in a few days. this season i'll be tinkering with them. not much riding since the fiance is expecting..