Mercruiser 120 battery/short problem

[floridaboater1]

Re: Mercruiser 120 battery/short problem

 

[floridaboater1]

Re: Mercruiser 120 battery/short problem

can someone let me know if the new pictures are working?

 

[Grandad]

Re: Mercruiser 120 battery/short problem

Hi floridaboater1. Yes, the pictures are working fine now. What did you do to correct them?
I'm no expert on battery construction, but I'd guess that there is a weak point in the design or manufacture of that battery where the stud joins the post. By nature, the stud has to be of sturdier metal than a typical post to support the use of threads, so I assume that the (stainless steel?) stud is placed within the casting when the lead is poured. Any resistance between the stud and the post will cause heating at that point. Unless the stud was subjected to contact with corrosive acid for a period of time, I'd submit that there wasn't a good enough contact made between the stud and post at the time of manufacture. - Grandad

 

[floridaboater1]

Re: Mercruiser 120 battery/short problem

To post the pictures i clicked reply and instead of posting a pic from there i clicked go advanced then uploaded all pictures at once seemed to work that way and it put all post in one reply.