Posted 9/15/2024 13:30 (#10891304 - in reply to #10891296) Subject: RE: What happened to this new battery? (Picture attached)
Central Alberta
It looks like the heat was generated at the post. I don't think it would have melted if the cable shorted; the cable would burn out first.
It looks to me like some defect inside the battery that caused a direct short on the post.