Apparatus and method for detecting a short of a battery connector

A short circuit detection apparatus and method thereof for detecting a pin-to-pin short or a pin-to-ground short of a wireless communications terminal battery connector is described. The detection apparatus monitors the voltage level of the battery and indicates a pin-to-ground short when the battery voltage is at ground level, and indicates a pin-to-pin short when the battery level is slightly above ground. Upon detection of a ground, the short circuit detection apparatus indicates the presence of the short and of its type by a visual or audible indication or both.