I just bought a new battery for my car, the old one wasn't holding charge (Alternator worked fine, delivered 14v)
So I tried to fit the battery today, and for some reason, the battery poles are at the rear of the battery, not the front.
Stupid me, I fitted the battery with the poles facing forwards and without thinking, fitted the negative to the positive and vice versa. A fan came on and the poles started getting very hot, so I pulled them off after a few seconds (<15s)
Have I just turned my car into scrap? What kind of damage am I looking at?
So I tried to fit the battery today, and for some reason, the battery poles are at the rear of the battery, not the front.
Stupid me, I fitted the battery with the poles facing forwards and without thinking, fitted the negative to the positive and vice versa. A fan came on and the poles started getting very hot, so I pulled them off after a few seconds (<15s)
Have I just turned my car into scrap? What kind of damage am I looking at?