I have an STX38 and was having starting/battery issues. i bought a new battery, fully charged it and tried to hook it up. bolted the black cables to the negative post and tried to bolt the red wires to the positive post but it sparked like crazy and melted part of the lead battery post. Any advice?
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midnite rider
You have a direct short to ground. Check to make sure none of your cables or wires are chafed and touching metal. An inexpensive volt ohm meter would help you to isolate where the short is. They can be obtained at most auto parts or tool supply stores.
I checked all the wires and there is no short to ground, however, when I checked the solenoid on the starter, one of the terminals was indicating a ground. I tested this by using the continuity option on my voltmeter. I placed one probe on the terminal of the starter and the other probe on the frame and it was reading a loop. Could this be the issue?
