[SEL] O.T. Car Battery fix ??

[Elden DuRand]

Jerry:

I had a similar experience but the battery was just sitting there hooked to my genset and I did everything right.  One day, after getting out of the swimming pool, I remembered that I hadn't exercised the genset for a while so, dripping wet, I walked into the garage, flipped the ignition and pressed the start button.

KA-BLAM!  The battery literally exploded, sending acid, pieces of the case, plates, etc. all over the garage.  I ran outside and turned the hose on myself and suffered no burns but there are still very faint footprints etched in the concrete from my bare feet as I made a hasty exit.  I think being wet kept me from being burned.

After cleaning up the mess, I washed off the battery parts and found that one of the internal connections hadn't been made well and fused when I hit the starter.  Enough gas was lurking in the battery to cause the explosion.

Since the battery was under warranty, I got the store to swap it for a new one.  They wanted to pro-rate the warranty but when I whispered sweet lawyers into their ears, they came to their senses.

Take care - Elden
edurand at iglou.com
http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On
>  Behalf Of Jerry Evans
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 08:35 AM
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> Subject: RE: [SEL] O.T. Car Battery fix ??
> 
> >From: "Elden DuRand" <edurand at cybertron.com>
> >Subject: RE: [SEL] O.T. Car Battery fix ??
> >Jerry:
> 
> ><BIG SNIP>
> >Be careful of the gas that is liberated by this 
> kind of charging.  You 
> >could have an uplifting experience!
> 
> Thanks Elden,
>          "Been there - done that"

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