TheYellowLandy
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Hi all,
Went to move my SIII 109 diesel, and [stupidly] touched the leads onto the battery terminals the wrong way round. Obviously there was a loud bang and some sparks, and I quickly took the leads off. However, since this incident there is now a dead short across the positive and negative leads, with no current and a resistance of 99 Ohms on a multimeter readout across the 2 leads with the battery disconnected, The battery itself is fine, as are all 4 fuses, but there is now a battery-draining short circuit which prevents the vehicle from starting. The ignition was off at the time if that helps.
How much damage have I done? What do I need to check?
Went to move my SIII 109 diesel, and [stupidly] touched the leads onto the battery terminals the wrong way round. Obviously there was a loud bang and some sparks, and I quickly took the leads off. However, since this incident there is now a dead short across the positive and negative leads, with no current and a resistance of 99 Ohms on a multimeter readout across the 2 leads with the battery disconnected, The battery itself is fine, as are all 4 fuses, but there is now a battery-draining short circuit which prevents the vehicle from starting. The ignition was off at the time if that helps.
How much damage have I done? What do I need to check?
