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6feetdown
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Jeez could have been bad
Giles
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luckily the metal lid was down
CPS
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Good job it wasn't a heated jacket battery 🫨
Only time I've seen battery's blow is when jump lead were attached wrong.
Remember the first time i heard one blow in the workshop, it was deafening
Only time I've seen battery's blow is when jump lead were attached wrong.
Remember the first time i heard one blow in the workshop, it was deafening
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Stroppymonkey
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Wrong batteries isn’t it ? Should be a load of little ones?
We had one bubbling under a drivers seat once. Didn’t go bang though
We had one bubbling under a drivers seat once. Didn’t go bang though
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
enclosed battery box, probably unvented - accumulation of H2 and a bad contact somewhere ... 's gonna go bang ...
have had a few go bang over the years - one, an enormous commercial, covered me in its contents and just ran for a hose ... overalls were completely bollo-ed after ....
need to treat batteries with respect - they're potential bombs, especially taking them off charge, or if their respective engines have been running - they produce a LOT of hydrogen
have had a few go bang over the years - one, an enormous commercial, covered me in its contents and just ran for a hose ... overalls were completely bollo-ed after ....
need to treat batteries with respect - they're potential bombs, especially taking them off charge, or if their respective engines have been running - they produce a LOT of hydrogen
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
gonna ask Tayna for a refund?
copious water wash in that box or it'll be gone in a week or two - as in completely flood it
William127
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I had one go a few weeks ago on a caravan- genuinely thought I was under fire!
Massive bang, wtf was that, ran over the road to check on the land rovers (priorities
). No sign of anything- human, fireworks or mechanical disaster (had wondered if it was a disco air spring exploding) so wandered back over, starting to think ahh I know..
Yep, battery absolutely split in pieces about 8ft from where I'd been
Massive bang, wtf was that, ran over the road to check on the land rovers (priorities
). No sign of anything- human, fireworks or mechanical disaster (had wondered if it was a disco air spring exploding) so wandered back over, starting to think ahh I know..Yep, battery absolutely split in pieces about 8ft from where I'd been
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Stroppymonkey
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my little electric forklift bubbles very noisily when on end of a charge cycle. Scares the crap out of me. I open the cover and charge it next to the open roller door.enclosed battery box, probably unvented - accumulation of H2 and a bad contact somewhere ... 's gonna go bang ...
have had a few go bang over the years - one, an enormous commercial, covered me in its contents and just ran for a hose ... overalls were completely bollo-ed after ....
need to treat batteries with respect - they're potential bombs, especially taking them off charge, or if their respective engines have been running - they produce a LOT of hydrogen
Gecko
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... and Bi-Carb (Sodium Bicarbonate) from the kitchen cupboard - it's a mild alkaline that will neutralize the acid.
Wore a scar for many years under one eye from an exploding battery - the Lucas mechanical regulator was arcing inside and causing the battery to over charge and gas. Got a face full of acid and shattered plastic. Ears had a bit of a ring too.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
good call
you got away lightly by the sounds of that reg incident.
the BIG commercial that went off on me - was sliding it out the side locker on a Coles, sort of gut/chest height and caught the poles on the locker edge - boom!! - blew me off my feet and covered me - wasn't the warmest of days but I was determined to soak myself with the hose as I tore my boiler suit, etc. off ...... wasn't a lot left of the battery - unbelievable bang
Gecko
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Funny how it focuses the mind - I had 150m walk to the nearest shower where I hosed myself for 10min, got undressed and gave it another 10min.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Oh Yeh !!!
Lancs Lad
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Totally daft question...hasn't had the transport plugs left in?
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
bloody good question - came from Tayna - by post presumably
Giles
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No there’s a big sticker on them when they come out the box telling you to remove it and install bleed angle and little bit of pipe
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