Needing help with battery hookup.

[Road Ready]

My Seven had a terminally dead battery. So I got a fresh one and suddenly remembered that I should have marked which wires go where. The way I've got it hooked now I only get a solenoid click but the starter doesn't rotate and the dash lights don't turn off.

 

Anybody want to send a photo of their correct battery hookup?

[wemtd]

Are your cables color coded?

Follow cable running to starter : +

Cable running to ground/engine block: -

Check fuses

[Croc]

Not near my car right now to get you a photo sorry but you may also want to install a cut off switch to stop parasitic loss draining your battery.

[SENC]

...but only good if you're positive earth

[DavidL]

Perhaps it would help to know what kind of Seven, and a pic or two?

 

On my '90 Caterham X-flow, the thick wires at the battery go to the Starter (+) and ground (-); there are also 2 smaller wires that come off the wiring loom near the battery and connect to the + side of the battery. I don't remember what they do.

[DavidL]

 

1990 Caterham

[Road Ready]

Thanks for all the help. I've got it right now.

 

( I had the headlights on but didn't notice because it was such a bright day.)