Re: [Chrysler300] Battery causing acid spray

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have told my story here in the last year, and Batteries do explode. 
Maybe not in the way that you might think. It could be just out-gassing 
from overcharging or an overloaded condition. The gas coming off the 
vents WILL explode in your face, which is what happened to Richard, 
told below. Usually, it's from prolonged cranking with a weak battery 
and then hooking up cables or jump-box to the posts to assist....Bang! 
That is the main reason that you never hook the Ground cable to the 
battery post but rather hook it to the engine as far away from the 
Battery as possible.

As to "Exploded while driving", it may be that with the hood closed, on 
the road, there just might not be enough air flow in the Battery area 
to disperse the gasses and eventually a spark from something sets it 
off.

Regards, Ray
On Nov 8, 2005, at 11:56 AM, Richard Osborne wrote:

> Bob,
>
>  Actually, batteries will explode. I have been unfortunate enough to 
> have had 2 explode, 1 sent me to the emergency room. These were both 
> "modern" style batteries, neither in a collector car (o.k., so 1 was 
> in an '81 Imperial, but I try not to think about that car too much).
>
>  If your battery is pumping acid out, I suspect that you have a faulty 
> voltage regulator. The best symptom of this (besides the gauge) is the 
> battery will begin to swell. The sides of the case, regardless of 
> sealed or vented, will bow outwards, like it is pregnant.
>
>  My opinion is that this is not the fault of the battery, but 
> something else causing the problem.
>
>  I still get nervous anytime I do anything with a car battery, they 
> can be a nice little bomb.
>
>  Be careful,
>
>  Richard Osborne
>
>  >>> "Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx> 11/08/05 11:22 AM >>>
>  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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