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Ooze coming from wires???

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Batman13, Aug 18, 2020.

  1. Aug 18, 2020 #1
    Batman13

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    I'm trying to remove a dead battery..well all the batteries actually...and from the power wires in the back...there's is some kind of ooze oozing from the wires...anyone know what the hell that is? I know it's not normal..cause I've never seen em like that before...
     
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  3. Aug 18, 2020 #2
    Spyro2112

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    What kind of batteries, maybe gel, what color is it
     
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  4. Aug 18, 2020 #3
    Batman13

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    20200818_095553.jpg
     
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  5. Aug 18, 2020 #4
    Batman13

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    They're deka..and I posted a pic..so yall can tell me..
     
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  7. Aug 18, 2020 #5
    Ridgeline

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    That's the sealant from the shrink tubing.
     
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  8. Aug 18, 2020 #6
    Rideandrepair

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    They might have got hot, from a loose, or bad connection. Is it sticky? Like melted plastic? Or could be grease from when they were assembled. Either way, be careful could have been caused by a shorted out battery.
     
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  9. Aug 18, 2020 #7
    Batman13

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    2 battery were dead..they were melted...so I'm assuming the ooze had something to do with that..so that being said I didnt want to touch it lol..I just cleaned off the junk once I took off all the batteries..and replaced all batteries...
     
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  10. Aug 18, 2020 #8
    rbrtwbstr

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    As Ridgeline stated, it's just the sealant from the shrink tubing. Nothing to worry about. And it won't hurt you if you touch it
     
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  11. Aug 19, 2020 #9
    Commander1

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    Looks like water to me. No way there’s enough heat there for it to be from the shrink tubing. Also that type of shrink tubing doesn’t even have that stuff in it. Cut that off and I’ll bet you have a lot of corrosion going on under there. Did you ohm the wires?
     
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  12. Aug 19, 2020 #10
    bad-luck

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    That looks like, Flux seeping from where the brass end was soldered on.
     
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