Help...tried to jump start followed by a burning smell

[moag]

Left the lights on, battery dead, tried to jump start followed by a burning smell and no power to electrics....any ideas?

[GreenV8S]

How did you connect the jump leads?

[moag]

Through the plug type effort on the bottom next to the battery...thoughts?

[2 Smokin Barrels]

Do these cars have the "big fuse" like Chimaeras?

[moag]

It has a plug, taht you remove, then two gaps for croc clips to fit in to...

[whitey]

connected the wrong way around if using croc clips? Positive is towards the front of the car.

[2 Smokin Barrels]

moag said:

It has a plug, taht you remove, then two gaps for croc clips to fit in to...

Not like the Tuscan then, where there are crocodile clips on the slave battery end, and a special plug that plugs into the adapter in the sill?

[2 Smokin Barrels]

..as above, reversed polarity or "touched" leads that have made a short & blown a big fuse?

[moag]

whitey said:

connected the wrong way around if using croc clips? Positive is towards the front of the car.

You could be right, I may have connected them incorrectly....any thoughts on how goosed the car may be?

[moag]

2 Smokin Barrels said:

..as above, reversed polarity or "touched" leads that have made a short & blown a big fuse?

Sounds right, I guess not that serious, just a pain in the butt?

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moag said:

2 Smokin Barrels said: ..as above, reversed polarity or "touched" leads that have made a short & blown a big fuse? Sounds right, I guess not that serious, just a pain in the butt?

Hopefully! I'm not familiar with the fuse layout of T350. Sorry.

[moag]

You have been helpful though...always a worry when these things happen....due to pick up a 'spare' car for winter next week, so not the end of the world...thanks for your help.

[GreenV8S]

Possibly either the two croc clips touched together (shorting out both batteries) or you connected them the wrong way round (giving you a 24V 1000A short circuit, very briefly). If so it may be that you have damaged the wiring to the battery, it would be sensible to check it over.

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moag said:

You have been helpful though...always a worry when these things happen....due to pick up a 'spare' car for winter next week, so not the end of the world...thanks for your help.

Let us know what the answer was. Good luck

[moag]

Thanks...very useful. It is going back to the garage so, they can take a look...it has a couple of other habits that require some attention...

[moag]

Will do...

[2 Smokin Barrels]

moag said:

Will do...

..and the answer was?