Battery Explodes
Bernard Littau
bernardl at acumenassociates.com
Thu Oct 31 09:23:22 EST 2002
Yikes!!!
> Mine just blew up last week. I live in the desert and
> apparently it is quite common out here. When the
> liquid level in the batter drops due to evaporation,
> pockets of hydrogen gas build up in the battery. At a
> certain point the slightest little spark ( when you
> turn the key) will blow the thing sky high. It
> doesn't send any kind of electrical surge, but I will
> echo the need to wash everything down with a backing
> soda solution.
>
> (Thank god for Audi's plastic battery boxes)
This is very sobering, the though of having a battery explode as a somewhat
common event. Especially for those of us who have the battery in the
passenger compartment (under the PS back seat).
I think I'll go pry the tops off my maintenance free vented battery and
check the fluid level today.
Best,
Bernard Littau
Woodinville, WA
'88 5ktq
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