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Hey guys need some help bought a brand new battery since mine died it was a Kmart one I put the leads on properly and everything and I go to start the car and before I start it smoke starts coming out of the alternator heaps and the battery terminals got hot and I don't know why but what could be the issue could it be the fuses or something please help ASAP cheers
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What are the specs of the battery?
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sounds like you connected up the battery backwards. check to make sure you connected the positive and negative correctly. probably fried the alternator
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I connected it all properly man
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can only think that either a faulty battery or coincidence that the alternator has failed.
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Which fuse is the alternator
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Just got the car started now it's misfiring or sounds like it
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When I rev the car it sounds like it's about to turn off
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Could be a faulty battery that has an acid leak, I've seen that happen at work
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