Posted by PJH on January 25, 2011 at 18:54:01 from (71.171.207.209):
In Reply to: Battery Explosion posted by Greenpully on January 25, 2011 at 17:15:03:
Looks like the time between the charging (yesterday) and the starting (today) would have allowed the hydrogen to dissipate. Is Hydrogen heavier than air? Might have settled in the batt box if so, then a loose connection set it off.
When I was young and worked a second job in a gas station, someone spoke to the owner as he was tightening the clamps on a freshly boosted new battery. He turned his head to reply and shorted the posts together with the wrench and the batt blew up. Broke his glasses, but didn't harm his eyes.
I've been lucky, I guess. Never had one blow on me.
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