Anderson Plug problem

Hmmm...

Well... I just wonder from the wording of the OP whether Lynnie and Hubby would have a clue about Ohms meters and checking for shorts...
If they did - then they'd have already DONE that... Hey..??

Lynnie - You have a Problem...
Something in your battery/electrical system is short-circuiting... Is why the plug is glowing RED... Is heating up like an electric fire... And shouldn't be doing that...

FIRST - Disconnect the battery...
THEN - Tell us WHY you have an Anderson Plug in the Engine Bay...
AND...
What is connected to the wire on the OTHER end of the Anderson Plug...
Plenty of people here to talk you through it...
But DISCONNECT the battery...
Jedo

Hi Jedo.....you're right we are novices.

First up what we have in the engine is'nt the actual Anderson Plug (thats in the cabin under the steering wheel) but whats in the engine is probably the isolator?
I have taken a pic but can't upload it as we're not members.

Poor hubby is now concerned that he's done something wrong and wants to disconnect the battery again as you suggested.


Nothing is ever easy is it?

LOL

I can hear you all laughing now.....and I'm loosing it I tell ya!

Of course the Anderson plug isn't in the cabin! It's at the back of the vehicle...not under the steering wheel.....strewth it's been a long day!

Hi Lynnie, don't worry about laughing, at least your car hasn't burnt to the ground. Nothing to laugh at then!!!!!!!!!

Cheers.

Here's the pic

"Sorry but I can't put a pic on as I'm not a member"
You don't need to be a member to post a photo. Just upload it a web site like Photobucket, copy the link, then click on "Insert Image" (below) & paste the image address in there.
A little bit of mucking around but makes it easy for everyone to know what you are talking about & get a better answer to your problem.
Cheers Craig..............

Many thanks Bonz for putting the pic up for me.

The flash made it difficult to see the red light but it is inside a clear plastic cover and you can see it just under the thick red wire (looks pink).

Hubby has disconnected the battery again until we know that the car isn't going to blow up on us.

Thanks for help and advice so far guys....

All is good Lynnie, thats just the LED indicating that the isolator is switched in. It would have always been there just easier to see at night.

Connect the battery back up and relax.

May I just say a huge thankyou to Bonz, Derek, Jedo and all the other forum members for their help and advice to this pair of 'mechanically challenged' idiots......we are very much in your debt and hubby will rest easy tonight.....right after he puts the battery back in....heehee!

Oh what fun we are going to have when we leave in 8 weeks.....I can see it now....two grey heads stuck under the bonnet on some far flung dusty track in the middle of nowhere...well maybe not nowhere as I wont let him go too far off road....Lord knows what trouble we'd get into.

So once again thank you for a job well done guys....

Lynnie

Usually the other wire is to manually activate the isolator from a switch
Charlie

Michael,
The "Squad of Mod" added the pic into the inital post for this thread *as per a request* to help with the fault finding.

They are really good little Mod elves :-)

Maîneÿ . . .

Mainy, Thanks, i missed that,, I was more interested in the problem.. Michael