Smoke coming from battery terminals...... (please help)

Newbie Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 13

and car not starting. It was working fine WITH this NEW battery, all i done was got a new battery and took off them stupid renault screw connector and I am using halford type connectors.

When I just touched the battery connections to the new battery it was starting etc fine, as soon as I tried to put the battery into the car and connect the terminals etc - It will not start (its trying to VERY slowly)

I have just noticed that SMOKE is coming from the battery terminals - I would of thought its the battery faulty but it was working fine 2 days ago?!?

Please help and sorry about all the questions - I have no clue with cars and am just trying to get the car started.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

starter might be shorting out, I can tell you thats not fun.

In georges old white hatch we were joining the motorway and the electrics died and smoke was pissing out the battery, the terminal ont erh battery had rotated and was shorting out against the body.

Newbie Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 13

Sorry about all these questions friend!, how did you fix it?

Its abit starnge cos all I done was changed the connections and put batt into car - it seems like a short but just cant work out HOW or why it would of happened?

didn't go near the starter?

PS: thanks for quick replys!!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

like I said earlier though get he battery checked out, it might be duff.

I sorted georges by getting tools then on the grass bank of the motorway I moved the terminals

Newbie Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 13

Guess what, you was right again

Turned out the battery was a duff, the bloke was hesitent about returning it but he did none the less working fine now.

Thanks very much

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

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