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rotorwrench · 06-14-2020, 05:33 PM

High resistance due to a loose connection can cause a load just like an electric heater coil. There would only be current flow if there is a pathway for it to go. I'd certainly check the power cable to the starter for a short. It would take a lot of current load to generate that much heat.

It had to have died on you for a reason. The open circuit is likely. I assume it wouldn't turn over or there would have been no reason to hook up the battery charger. I wonder what the amp meter was reading while it was idling for the 5 minutes? If the starter cranked after it died, how long did you crank the starter to try for restart or was the starter non-functional after it died?

06-14-2020, 05:33 PM	#7
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,422	Re: Negative Battery Cable High resistance due to a loose connection can cause a load just like an electric heater coil. There would only be current flow if there is a pathway for it to go. I'd certainly check the power cable to the starter for a short. It would take a lot of current load to generate that much heat. It had to have died on you for a reason. The open circuit is likely. I assume it wouldn't turn over or there would have been no reason to hook up the battery charger. I wonder what the amp meter was reading while it was idling for the 5 minutes? If the starter cranked after it died, how long did you crank the starter to try for restart or was the starter non-functional after it died?