Electric Golf Cart Battery Terminal Melted

To avoid terminals melting ensure you use the correct size wires and that limps nuts and bolts are tightened securely.

Electric golf cart battery terminal melted. I soon had to buy a new battery. So it is almost certain that if either the cables terminals or both leaks your battery post is likely to leak soon. Often the need to repair the terminal is due to a melted post or other scenario that does not allow the power wires to be secured to the terminal. That repair didn t last long.

Noticed a burning odor while driving the golf cart. We get lots of questions regarding battery terminal repair on electric golf carts. The cable was about 18 long and i replace it with a cable about 12 long. How to repair melted battery terminals here s an easy fix i use for those batteries that have a loose stud or melted battery terminals.

The cart functions normal and does not give any indication that something is malfunctioning till it quits due to a post melting off. The batteries are wired in correctly neg to pos this only happens when driving. The golf cart battery cables terminals and posts are all interrelated. Here s how i did it.

The terminal of a golf cart battery will usually melt when connections become loose or dirty. Checked the cable to the fifth battery had the insulation burned off of it at the very end where the loop fixture connects to the cable. If there is anything you would like to see feel free to shoot me a mess. As it turns out i was wrong about that.

Rather than replace an otherwise good battery we ve gotten creative over the years and have learn how to easily handle this battery terminal repair. A few reasons that could trigger a battery post leak are given below. I initially thought that the damage shown in the pictures below had come from accidentally leaving the battery cap loose. I have found if the factory studs get loose in the lead it will get hot and eventually melt the terminal.

How to fix melted golf cart battery post. The terminal post of the golf cart battery is attached with the cable using a stainless steel. My battery meter was fluctuating on and off. Thank you for watching and please stick around and check out some of my other videos.

With some help i managed to repair my broken battery terminal post. I mentioned losing a battery in our club car ezgo electric golf cart in a previous article. My golf cart came to a sudden halt. The post is associated with the.