Just a reminder...

[ItsRandy]

Originally Posted by treveiger

How do they explode like that? Is it a poor maintenance thing or what...
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I'm not really sure the cause of my buddy's explosion, however I do know this: when a battery charges or dis-charges hydrogen gas is emitted form the battery, hydrogen is explosive (it's what powers the space shuttle, along with a little oxygen) and all it needs is a little spark and, BOOM! The spark can come from a direct short in the battery, it can come from connecting jumper cables incorrectly. Always connect the positive cable to the battery first then, connect the negative cable somewhere on the motor, away from the battery. If you have a battery you can add water to, be sure the water level is topped off, reducing the empty volume in the battery case for the hydrogen to build up in. Oh yeah...no open flames or welding around a battery.