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. ----- 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 >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 >> >> >>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> >>To send a message to this group, send an email to: >>Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >>For list server instructions, go to >>http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to > http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/8LmulB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/