Dead battery and an interesting discovery - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

key_on · 03-06-2007

Well, the weather here in Missouri has finally gotten nice, so I decided to take the Z out for a spin tonight. As soon as I opened the door, I knew it wasn't going to happen ... no interior lights. Sure enough, dead battery (my own fault ... I let it sit waaaay too much this winter). Anyway, when I pulled the battery out, I noticed the side was wet from venting. I happened to touch the wire bundle that ran behind the battery and noticed that the flexible plastic shielding that wraps around the wire bundles had disintigrated from the battery acid and the wires were rubbing up against the battery. Fortunately, none of the wire insulation had been damaged yet. It wouldn't have been long, though.
So the take away is this: Next time you have your battery out of the car, check the wire bundles that run next to the it. Make sure the flexible wire shielding is in place and in good condition. One of the wires is a large red positive cable. Damaged insulation on that one could spell disaster.

03-06-2007	#1
key_on Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lees Summit, MO Posts: 102	Dead battery and an interesting discovery Well, the weather here in Missouri has finally gotten nice, so I decided to take the Z out for a spin tonight. As soon as I opened the door, I knew it wasn't going to happen ... no interior lights. Sure enough, dead battery (my own fault ... I let it sit waaaay too much this winter). Anyway, when I pulled the battery out, I noticed the side was wet from venting. I happened to touch the wire bundle that ran behind the battery and noticed that the flexible plastic shielding that wraps around the wire bundles had disintigrated from the battery acid and the wires were rubbing up against the battery. Fortunately, none of the wire insulation had been damaged yet. It wouldn't have been long, though. So the take away is this: Next time you have your battery out of the car, check the wire bundles that run next to the it. Make sure the flexible wire shielding is in place and in good condition. One of the wires is a large red positive cable. Damaged insulation on that one could spell disaster.