[Mgs] [Mgb-v8] Electrical question

[Barrie Robinson]

My many thanks for your responses to my question on the Saab burn 
up.   My buddy is now mulling over the numerous very informative replies.

Incidental, if anyone is contemplating cleaning bits and pieces using 
a "rock" tumbler - give me a buzz, I have had great success using this method.


At 04:46 PM 3/30/2011, Keith Grider wrote:
>It may well have been put in reversed. The alternator on older saabs 
>(c900) is grounded to the block by a small 10GA wire. If you put the 
>battery in reversed, you may fry this short cable. A n internally 
>shorted battery should do nothing good or bad, I would think.
>
>KeithG
>
>On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Barrie Robinson 
><<mailto:barrie at look.ca>barrie at look.ca> wrote:
>Hello folks at world,
>
>A sort of friend of mine found his battery was flat in his.......now 
>wait for it......Saab!  But this is an electrical question not a 
>Saab/MG/Brit car question.
>
>He charged the battery and replaced with a resultant huge cloud of 
>smoke and burning smell.  The lead between the alternator and 
>chassis was toast (it may have been the starter - he is not too 
>observant!).   Someone said it was because he reversed the polarity 
>(hmmmm!) but the shop said the battery plates had collapsed and 
>shorted out.   To me neither sounds right.  Anybody got an 
>insightful suggestion
>
>Regards
>
>Barrie
><mailto:barrie at look.ca>barrie at look.ca
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Regards

Barrie
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