[NSRCA-discussion] What the heck .... starter battery charging ouch

[Bob Richards]

I agree. I suspect a problem inside the charger, or the wire coming out of the charger.
 
Bob R.


--- On Wed, 5/5/10, Richard Lewis <humptybump at sbcglobal.net> wrote:


From: Richard Lewis <humptybump at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] What the heck .... starter battery charging ouch
To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 3:48 PM






The transformer in the Wall-Wart type charger generally cannot supply the amps to melt the wire.  The current that melted the wire came from the battery.  Even a well discharged battery can provide enough current into a short circuit to melt/burn the tiny wire in this type of charge cord.  The wires likely shorted together somewhere in the wire or inside the charger and the battery discharged across this short circuit path melting the wires, etc..chances are by the time you reacted to the situation, the wires had melted in two and cleared the short.

...my 2 cents...:)

Richard 


 
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