Re: [Chrysler300] Battery causing acid spray

[Nancy Kramer <nekramer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have had two Sear Diehard batteries crack or blow up.  Not in a MOPAR but 
in a 1962 Lincoln.  This is the only brand I have had that trouble with and 
it was some years ago. As you can surmise I don't buy that brand of battery 
anymore.

Regards,

Nancy Kramer
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At 05:16 PM 11/8/2005, cotejohnr@xxxxxxx wrote:

>Charlie and all,
>
>The same thing happened to me with a Battery Tender brand maintainer
>which is a little more sofisticated than a trickle charger. The battery
>was a Sears Die-Hard maintenance free battery and after several days I
>went into the garage and found plastic pieces all over. It must have
>been a real bang and glad I wasn't near it.  I checked my invoice for
>the battery and it was 10 years old (surprise) and was working fine for
>about 9 1/2 years !!  Time flies.   Since then, I don't really like the
>maintenance free sealed batteries as this may have been prevented if
>one could check the fluid levels in the cells.
>
>I have had only one problem with Antique Automobile Battery Company
>batteries and that was a new one that just would not take a charge when
>new.  They exchanged it , no questions.  All of the other 5 batteries I
>have of theirs are fine, some lasting 6 years and still starting.  I
>think we should not trash Antique Automobile Battery with blanket
>statements that they have "tons of problems" when they may be no better
>or worse than others. Some of the problems are created by our car
>electronics and no fault of the battery, per se.  I've no vested
>interest in AAB;  just trying to put everything in perspective.
>
>One thing I learned at a "battery seminar" and will pass it on is that
>when connecting anything to the terminals, blow some air across the
>battery top before connecting as explosive gases will lie there and if,
>    when connecting,   there is a spark,   kaboom potential.  (Can't
>hurt!)
>
>Yes, I have gained new respect for those little black boxes.  (Well,
>most of them are black!)
>John Cote
>CT.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Charlie Valentine <cross.ram@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: Gary Barker <gbarker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; Bob Jasinski
><rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>; listserver 300 club <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:37:44 -0500
>Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Battery causing acid spray
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>     I had a battery, out of the car, on a 2 amp trickle charge and
>thought it
>was safe to leave it like that. About 2 or 3 days later I went into the
>garage and the battery was destroyed, as it had exploded.
>
>Charlie Valentine
>300G, 62 300 Sport Convertible in PA.
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gary Barker" <gbarker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "listserver 300 club"
><Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 4:15 PM
>Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Battery causing acid spray
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> >I don't have a picture to send but when your voltage regulator goes bad
> > your battery will get anywhere from 16 to 20 volts which gets the
> > battery hot and boils the acid which then starts venting out the caps
>or
> > vents.  It is a very dangerous gas and will explode with the smallest
> > spark and the acid gets all over everything.  When the Battery
>explodes
> > it usually blows the top off of the Battery.  I have seen this happen
> > several times to co-workers and home mechanics.
> >
> > Bob Jasinski wrote:
> >
> >>Does anyone that has had problems with batteries causing acid spray
>(some
> >>have called it an explosion, but I don't think that is correct) have a
> >>photograph they can email me of the battery when the problem was
> >>discovered?
> >>I would like to see for myself what the battery failure mode looks
>like.
> >>Are
> >>we talking about all tar top batteries here?
> >>
> >>Bob J
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