Electric Golf Cart Battery Terminal Melted

I mentioned losing a battery in our club car ezgo electric golf cart in a previous article.

Electric golf cart battery terminal melted.

We get lots of questions regarding battery terminal repair on electric golf carts. 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. With some help i managed to repair my broken battery terminal post. I soon had to buy a new battery.

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. Ran fine for two weeks or so and the same thing happened to that cable. 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. So it is almost certain that if either the cables terminals or both leaks your battery post is likely to leak soon.

Thank you for watching and please stick around and check out some of my other videos. As it turns out i was wrong about that. If there is anything you would like to see feel free to shoot me a mess. 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. The terminal of a golf cart battery will usually melt when connections become loose or dirty. A few reasons that could trigger a battery post leak are given below. The cable was about 18 long and i replace it with a cable about 12 long.

My golf cart came to a sudden halt. How to fix melted golf cart battery post. The post is associated with the. The batteries are wired in correctly neg to pos this only happens when driving.

Noticed a burning odor while driving the golf cart. I initially thought that the damage shown in the pictures below had come from accidentally leaving the battery cap loose. Here s how i did it. To avoid terminals melting ensure you use the correct size wires and that limps nuts and bolts are tightened securely.

My battery meter was fluctuating on and off. The terminal post of the golf cart battery is attached with the cable using a stainless steel. The golf cart battery cables terminals and posts are all interrelated. Over tightening of the nuts.