[Mgb-v8] Electrical question

[Keith Grider]

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 <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
> barrie at look.ca
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