hot jumper cables

[hammer1]

The 60 has been sitting for a little while, and like all the times it does, when i went to start it I had to jump it.
This time when i tried, the jumper cables got REAL hot, way more than i have ever experienced.
Is this just a fluke, or because, even trying to jump it, i could not get it to catch.

 

[cruiser88]

Change out the battery or cut down on the amount of amps you are trying to jump with.

 

[Pighead]

Jumper cables do that when one battery is dead.

 

[Zack1978]

Leave a battery tender on the 60 at all times when it is not being driven. It will save the battery, and be less of a headache. A battery tender at Walmart is $18.00.


Zack

 

[3_puppies]

hope they are good sized cables, not those cheapy ones.

 

[Wile E Coyote]

Jumper cables do that when one battery is dead.

Yup, internal short between plates, the amp draw gets high, and the jumpers get hot.

 

[kbill45]

cables

Attach cables and let run for 10 minutes without trying to start. This lets your alternator put some charge in the dead battery.

Jumper cable size has a lot to do with current flow also. If the cables are of smaller guage let bumpers touch for ground and use both cables on positive.