Battery explodes! Why?
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Battery explodes! Why?
Drove over to check boat in storage when I noticed water under boat. To my surprise it was battery acid dripping from drain. It has a factory installed 3 bank pro charger (3-10 amp banks) and one battery had exploded causing one h*** of a mess. Batteries 1 year old (lead), water level OK 6 weeks ago. Any ideas?
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This is why I don't leave my charger on over the winter. You just can't trust the monitoring circuits to shut down when fully charged. I manage a large fleet of vehicles, trailers with inverters charges and never leave them on the tenders for fear of either the tenders or batteries causing a fire! I have seen batteries short out and melt down causing extensive heat and acid damage.FWIW
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A lead acid bat being charged emits hydrogen. If your not well vented the hydrogen can fill the compartment, then even a marine battery charger can have enough spark to cause ignition. This and also a lot of heat from a bad battery can cause a red hot cable issue.
I use AGM's
I use AGM's
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I'm not sure of the cause , but I'd be spraying the area down with a baking soda and water mixture to neutralize the acid, then a good freshwater flush afterwards.
Old trick my dad taught me many years ago for cleaning battery cables and terminals.
Old trick my dad taught me many years ago for cleaning battery cables and terminals.
Last edited by buck35; 12-13-2015 at 12:35 PM. Reason: tipo, lol
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