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excessive current. Either the ground wire is not heavy enough to withstand the current or the ground connection is dirty and causing resistance therefore causing heat. check all connections at either end and if you have fitted the lights after factory be sure that the positive battery feed for the light is fused as close to the battery as possible
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Why would your ground wire melt the pigtails on your back up lights?
Something is shorted to ground on that circuit
What causes the battery ground wire to smoke?
Subliminal advertising.
What causes circuits to short?
A live wire coming in contact with a ground.
Why ground wire burn up its connected to neg battery?
You still need a ground wire to complete a circuit. The ground wire can arc just as well as the hot side can when you have power. If it's the battery cable, the ground cable is loose on the battery it can arc from the cable to the battery post and melt the wire if a big enough voltage with a lot of amps draws on it, like starting your car or truck has. If the ground cable was corroded bad the wires that make up the cable can corrode away so you only have a few left so when you have enough draw you can also melt the wires that are left. If you have a constant high amperage draw for a long time it will also melt. In most cases the battery will die before that happens on a good system. If it's just a general ground wire to a device, the connection will also get hot or melt the wire if it's loose or corroded bad. Make sure there isn't worn out insulation that is rubbing on a peice of metal that may be shorting it from the vibration of the car.
What is meant by ground wire?
It means a wire in the ground.
What causes fan to stop working for heater?
fuse, wire, switch, resistor, fan motor, ground, etc.
What causes short to ground in air conditioning?
Bared section of a live wire making contact with a grounded surface.
1996 Buick Park Ave What could cause the brown wire at the 12 O'clock position on the front of the 4T60E transmission to short out and melt?
bad ground
What are the wiring codes for the stereo in a 1998 Mercury Mountaineer?
Ford Wire Harnesses 1998-1999 And Newer Production Models Typical ford Factory Pin What It Is In Dash Wire Color Right Front Spkr (-) Green w/ Orange Stripe Right Front Spkr (+) Lite Tan w/ Green Stripe Right Rear Spkr (-) Orange w/ Maroon Stripe Right Rear Spkr (+) Black w/ Purple Stripe Dash Light Dimmer Wire Ford Amplifier Ground Wire Left Front Spkr (-) Lite Blue w/ White Stripe Left Front Spkr (+) Orange w/ Green Stripe Left Rear Spkr (-) Brown w/ Yellow Stripe Left Rear Spkr (+) Gray w/ Lite Blue Stripe Ground Wire Black w/ Green Stripe +12 Volt Ignition Wire Black w/ Pink Stripe +12 Volt Battery Wire Lite Green w/ Black Stripe
What do you do with the ground wire when installing a new thermostat that doesn't have a connection for the ground wire It's a 4 wire Honeywell thermostat Is it ok to not connect the ground wire?
That Thermostat is LOW voltage. IT does not have a ground wire. There is no need for a ground. it only opperates on 24 volts. there may be a green wire but it does not mean it is a ground
How do I rewire an ungrounded plug?
If there is no ground wire connect the ground wire to the neutral wire.
How can you melt plastic off copper wire with out burned it?
what is the best way to melt copper wire?
