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1 Why the negative battery cable is ALWAYS disconnected first, and re-connected last. 2  Cleaning corroded terminals. 3  Removing the battery. 4  Cleaning the battery. 5  Installing the battery.  Fixing a cracked battery case.
Disconnect the battery. By what you have explained it seems quite evident that you have a power soak somewhere. When a battery cable gets really hot, means that lots of power is going through it. Leave it on, and you'll just wind up with another dead battery. Yes, chances are that you bought a battery for nothing.