Electric Golf Cart Battery Terminal Melted

As it turns out i was wrong about that.

Electric golf cart battery terminal melted.

The cable was about 18 long and i replace it with a cable about 12 long. So it is almost certain that if either the cables terminals or both leaks your battery post is likely to leak soon. The cart functions normal and does not give any indication that something is malfunctioning till it quits due to a post melting off. Why are my yamaha electric golf cart battery posts getting hot and melting.

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 terminal post of the golf cart battery is attached with the cable using a stainless steel. The post is associated with the. Thank you for watching and please stick around and check out some of my other videos.

If there is anything you would like to see feel free to shoot me a mess. Noticed a burning odor while driving the golf cart. I mentioned losing a battery in our club car ezgo electric golf cart in a previous article. Ran fine for two weeks or so and the same thing happened to that cable.

I have found if the factory studs get loose in the lead it will get hot and eventually melt the terminal. My battery meter was fluctuating on and off. That repair didn t last long. We get lots of questions regarding battery terminal repair on electric golf carts.

How to fix melted golf cart battery post. With some help i managed to repair my broken battery terminal post. The terminal of a golf cart battery will usually melt when connections become loose or dirty. To avoid terminals melting ensure you use the correct size wires and that limps nuts and bolts are tightened securely.

A few reasons that could trigger a battery post leak are given below. I soon had to buy a new battery. Over tightening of the nuts. 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.

The batteries are wired in correctly neg to pos this only happens when driving. 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. Here s how i did it. My golf cart came to a sudden halt.