Lightning Strike Damaged 387RBS Battery Wiring

[Flooring Guy 2]

Lighting hit our 387rbs blew up the Batteries, surge protector and messed up auto leveling
But right now need help on how the wiring to the Batteries go back on.
I have the knowledge of negative and positive etc
But there are much more than that complicate things are bit.
Any
help and pictures would be greatly appreciated
Thanks

 

[tomkatb]

Take a picture of yours. There will be clues in the mess.

The original set up I saw was two big red wires going to the positive of a car battery. One black to the battery. So likely everything thereafter was done by who knows.

You have to clean the mess up. Pull out every wire. Correct the connector if necessary. And one by one label them with masking tape and a pen.

Buy batteries and correct bus bars and have at it.

4 quiet hours and a chair and you will be done.

Folks on line will look at the photo and help.

 

[JKJavelin]

There could be some expensive damage if refrigerator or air conditioners were also affected. I would check with the insurance company.

 

[tomkatb]

Ditto JK. There can be more expensive damage. Microwaves are fragile. Ac units. etc.

Could easily be $5000 worth of damage.

 

[Flooring Guy 2]

There could be some expensive damage if refrigerator or air conditioners were also affected. I would check with the insurance company.

Insurance is involved now

 

[JKJavelin]

Curious how this ends up. Keep us posted.