<VV> WARNING / BATTERY CHARGING

[Louis Armer]

I have waited for the one most overlooked item to be brought up by 
everyone posting about the battery explosion. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CHECK 
THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL BEFORE STARTING THE CHARGE CYCLE. We all have 
the experience of having to charge a battery with a standard charger 
or a trickle charger. All these new batteries with the tops that look 
like a sealed unit are just the same as Bill's old style battery and 
REQUIRE monitoring of liquid levels. Whether a battery is in constant 
use or seldom used the electrolytes do evaporate and allow a much 
greater area for explosive gasses to accumulate above the plate areas 
and this also allows the chance of an internal spark to arc between 
the individual exposed cell plates. I strongly suspect this is the 
cause of the internal explosion. Maybe we should all use OPTIMA batteries.

Chuck Armer
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