Reversed Wiring on Battery

[Just Relax]

Well I did a dumb thing and I am always very careful when hooking up the batteries. This time I got the positive and negative backwards. Before I realized it I switch the batteries on to check out the systems and a loud pop and blew the negative terminal right off the battery. The main leads to the start were warm to the touch and slightly blackend at the ends. I will be replacing the battery and was wondering what other issues I should be concerned about. Shorts? Melted wires? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Wes H.

 

[fc3]

Bye bye alternator rectifier bridge, bye bye!

Not knowing what type of boat you have, engines, or any other data, it's all a guess, but...

Connecting the battery in reverse forward biases the rectifiers so that they conduct. They can only conducts about 20 amps each, not over 100. They've gone bye-bye, I'll bet. You can try to change them; that's much cheaper than a new alternator. No guarantees about the voltage regulator module, though. EFI module is pretty well protected. Might find a blown fuse in the harness. Your electronics are generally protected by a diode that's normally reverse biases and will conducts and hopefully blow the fuse before the device is damaged, so you might find lots of blown fuses for your electronics.