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[Kevin Wood]

Can the +ve connection be crimped again or is a replacement needed?

Depends how badly the wire has burnt. Best option is to cut back any burnt wire and fit a screw-on battery terminal from halfrauds because you need a serious crimping tool to do one of those.

Could also buy a complete new cable assy from battery to starter. :-/

Kevin

[Lazydocker]

I've just started my Omega to move it, & it appears that my car has come out in sympathy, the charge light is glowing very dimly at idle.  I noticed that my battery cable was warm ages ago & chose to ignore it.
A job for Wednesday I think. 

So did I... About 11 months ago to be precise

[Lazydocker]

Can the +ve connection be crimped again or is a replacement needed?

Depends how badly the wire has burnt. Best option is to cut back any burnt wire and fit a screw-on battery terminal from halfrauds because you need a serious crimping tool to do one of those.

Kevin

Will do... But I'll probably use my local factors as they will only charge pennies more than Halfrauds and are 7 miles (each way) closer

Could also buy a complete new cable assy from battery to starter. :-/

But that would involve:

1. Going to the stealers
2. some proper work to replace it!

I'll go with the replacement terminals first as it could still be the regulator in the alternator (although unlikely)

Thanks for the help.

[Kevin Wood]

Yep, will be a pain in the a$$ to change the whole wire. If there's not enough decent wire to reach I personally would cut it back, use a butt connector to add some fresh wire and fit the battery terminal to that.

Something like this: http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/battconns/batttermls.php#butt

If it's been smouldering away for a year you might find it's blackened the copper back into the wire a bit.

Kevin

[Lazydocker]

Finally gotten around to sorting this today whilst at Johnnycboy's

All fixed! The +ve terminal was the culprit and has definitely gotten very hot

Drove back with headlights, 2x heated seats and heated rear screen on... Not even a flicker

Even seems to be driving a little better too, which is probably psychological but not entirely impossible with the modern engine if it was only registering 12.4 volts :-/

[Andy B]

Finally gotten around to sorting this today whilst at Johnnycboy's

All fixed! The +ve terminal was the culprit and has definitely gotten very hot

Drove back with headlights, 2x heated seats and heated rear screen on... Not even a flicker

Even seems to be driving a little better too, which is probably psychological but not entirely impossible with the modern engine if it was only registering 12.4 volts :-/

This thread made me have a look at my car. Ages back I noticed that the terminal was getting hot/warm but did nothing about it, but I recently noticed my charge light was just glowing. I borrowed a cable/crimp tool from work & crimped the +ve terminal up a bit.
So far ..... so good 

[Lazydocker]

Finally gotten around to sorting this today whilst at Johnnycboy's

All fixed! The +ve terminal was the culprit and has definitely gotten very hot

Drove back with headlights, 2x heated seats and heated rear screen on... Not even a flicker

Even seems to be driving a little better too, which is probably psychological but not entirely impossible with the modern engine if it was only registering 12.4 volts :-/

This thread made me have a look at my car. Ages back I noticed that the terminal was getting hot/warm but did nothing about it, but I recently noticed my charge light was just glowing. I borrowed a cable/crimp tool from work & crimped the +ve terminal up a bit.
So far ..... so good 

I bought a pair of terminals from my local factors (cheaper than Halfords ) and cut the old ones off... The -ve wasn't too bad but the +ve was most definitely knackered

[johnnycboy]

Good to hear it's all sorted now.

See you in a couple of weeks

[Lazydocker]

Good to hear it's all sorted now.

See you in a couple of weeks

Yep... Need to check the date at work because I've got a niggly feeling I'm meant to be going out in the afternoon for the Chrimbo p1$$ up