Batteries and grinding

[r_chez_08]

Just now I had a very close call:
I was grinding in the workshop, when all of a sudden I heard a bang like a gunshot. This band was a large 12v battery that exploded. ****. My dad has just gone off to clean it up, and I just cleaned myself up, just in case any of the acid got on me. My dad tells me now that batteries produce hydrogen when charging. Oops.

 

[oscaryu1]

Yup.

 

[r_chez_08]

Haha watever

 

[KieranM]

wait, the battery was charging?

 

[r_chez_08]

Yea. Don't tell me I'm an idiot, I had no clue batteries explode

 

[r_chez_08]

Also my dad tells me it has been charging for a few days and he forgot to take it off. That can't have helped

 

[freakboy]

yeah... ummm what kinda battery was it?

 

[fowler]

must of been on of those ones u put water in every now and agian
thats the same reason u unplug the charger before disconneting the leads
and why u dont jump start a car neg to neg and pos to pos u jump it neg to block and pos to pos

 

[freakboy]

must of been on of those ones u put water in every now and agian
thats the same reason u unplug the charger before disconneting the leads
and why u dont jump start a car neg to neg and pos to pos u jump it neg to block and pos to pos

what are you talking about? and no battery should need water now and again... a good car battery should rarely need water to be placed in it...

 

[fowler]

u know the type of batt where u take the caps out of each cell and refill the electrolyte
with water
u dont do it other

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

what are you talking about? and no battery should need water now and again... a good car battery should rarely need water to be placed in it...

You know, the older batteries where you check and top off the water every once in a while. Like after its been sitting for a while, and you go to charge it...

 

[freakboy]

You know, the older batteries where you check and top off the water every once in a while. Like after its been sitting for a while, and you go to charge it...

alright i know what hes talking about now....

 

[oscaryu1]

Lead acid...

 

[r_chez_08]

It was just like a car battery but bigger for farm stuff.

 

[fowler]

so a truck batt

 

[oscaryu1]

...a lead acid truck battery.