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Originally Posted by budscub
Hey J-mech, correct me if I am wrong, but if he jumps the two large terminals with a screw driver, does that not leave only the battery cables,, battery itself, or the starter generator to ground to be at fault? If the starter generator is good.
I was looking back at the photos, in the one photo the terminal on the Positive battery post doesn't look like a good crimp. Of course it is difficult to tell in the photo, but the cable looks swollen just as it makes the turn coming from the battery, looks like it maybe full of corrosion.
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Yes, you are correct..... BUT:
This is a teaching moment. Instead of using a tool and try to burn something up, I am going to teach everyone how to test a circuit using wire and a headlamp. Use the headlamp because it has a somewhat large load. Much larger load than a test light. This way, if the light is dim, we will know if the voltage is low. Sure, we could use a meter, but sometimes a meter will lie. One good strand in a wire will carry 12V, but it will not light up that headlamp. In 2 or 3 short tests, we will know exactly where the issue is. No guessing.
It will be fun.