Electrical gurus, Is this bad?

[OutofBatt3ry]

Glad you fixed the problem, but fyi, resistance checks are not the most accurate way to check a wire. A voltage drop is a more accurate test for a battery cable.

I absolutely agree. Did that...voltage drop/amp draw when starting pointed to a faulty starter or bad cable.
but was kind of "implausible"...That's when I started poking wires. The melty terminal made me think bad cable.

I'm very familiar with the tech school video of a large cable but only one "lead" connected in a 0 gauge cable showing 0 ohms but refusing to pass amperage.

My "cranking voltage drop" was really bad, but I've never done a running voltage drop. You have high(er) alternator voltage fighting static voltage from the battery...It get's complicated after that, hence the unreliable, but possibly relevant ohm test.

It wasn't melting on crank, melting while idling. This was a weird one.

Thanks again, all.

[JimP]

Outstanding info!! Thanks guys - the stuff i learn here.....