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Yamaha T8 Wire Fire

Bigsmitty

By Bigsmitty
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So I am backing into the landing and I notice my cranking battery is dead. So I use a set of jumper cables and a trolling motor battery. I hit the switch and my Yamaha 115 pops right off. Then I smell smoke and notice that the two exposed wires on the lower unit of my T8 kicker are burning and melting. I quick disconnect the jumper. Fire goes out and leaves the wires charred and brittle. Then I try the kicker and it works fine. Trolled with it all night with no problems.

Can anyone tell me why this happened and what I should do now?

Are these ground wires?

I appreciate any help.

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