RG> Fuckwit.. I said A THEORETICAL RESISTANCE of zero ohms. I never said
RG> that 'real' battery connections are like that. Heck a straight peice
RG> of wire doesn't even have zero resistance  - and as far as I know,
RG> nothing on earth does (unless super cooled - but even then I'm not
RG> sure if zero resistance has been achieved)

No-one has been able to MEASURE *any* resistance whatsoever.  Which means
the true resistance is somewhere between 0 and the limits of current
resistance-measuring technology, inclusive.

RS>> That may well just have been a long time at the massive
RS>> currents seen when the starter motor is cranking the engine, with it
RS>> not starting.

RG> In which case, the entire wire/cable to the starter motor would get
RG> hot, 

I don't know whether the cable was hot or not.

RG> not just the terminal.

And presumably if the cable was going to get hot, the other terminal would
be hot too, no?  BFN.  Paul.
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