Battery/electrical issue

[acollins45@hotmail.com]

Went to start my E-H after sitting for some time and the battery tender didn't do it's job. When I put the wrench in the battery strap it sparked and started smoking. I went ahead and pulled the strap off and pulled the battery to charge. There was nothing touching that I could see that would have caused this, has anyone else experienced this and what do you do to correct it?

TIA,

Allan Collins

[wytfut]

my best guess would be one of your battery connectors was touching the top of the battery cover. Or, possibly the positive cables is finally worn on the incoming edge of the box. Does you X have the updated battery cables? (they are longer, and don't vibrate loose).
With the OEM cables being so short they make some very sharp turns around the battery box.
Let us know... we watch this site closely.

FlatlandersupportingXworld
Bruce

[acollins45@hotmail.com]

I'm not sure, but I doubt the cables are upgraded because the battery was a mother to get out. I'll check the + cable when I put the battery back in. Thanks for the input.

AC

[wytfut]

Yes they are a pain in the butt OEM set. Mike Seastrom at ehparts.net should have the updated cables. A lot of owners only do the positive. I did both. Still not handy but much easier.
We used to have a DWS, and the whole inside cover was smoked from battery touches. Long before we owned it.
I also came across a R/O I worked on from New Mexico, that had a positive battery cable from hell. It was way too long (kind of like goldie locks, too short, too long), and took me the first time 45 minutes to get the cover back on....
I forgot to mention initially, make sure you got that red positive battery cable boot on there too. Thats a given.
Crossing my fingers you don't have a "ghost short" running thru your scoot. Trying to keep this simple at this point.

Bruce