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Van · 03-22-2004, 04:29 PM

This is a job we did on a BIG battery explosion.

The pic is how they found it. Good thing no-one was near it when
it went.

Root cause-Low electrolyte/neg lug rot, and damage to pos lug also. Got a big headspace full of hydrogen.

The spark came from a starter solenoid in the same compartment.
Opps..

GS:
Overcharging can also create enough energy to get the battery to go. Was it on charge when it happened?
There should not be any source of spark in a boat with an outboard. So something had to make it go.

03-22-2004, 04:29 PM	#11
Van zoom iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Quincy Posts: 4,145	This is a job we did on a BIG battery explosion. The pic is how they found it. Good thing no-one was near it when it went. Root cause-Low electrolyte/neg lug rot, and damage to pos lug also. Got a big headspace full of hydrogen. The spark came from a starter solenoid in the same compartment. Opps.. GS: Overcharging can also create enough energy to get the battery to go. Was it on charge when it happened? There should not be any source of spark in a boat with an outboard. So something had to make it go.
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