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Line 29: Not that long ago I had my car battery explode, lead acid variety - turns out it was a wet cell and ran out of water. Could a note be added to this page about that? I would just think that an anon edit about exploding batteries would be considered vandalism. --[[User:142.68.227.206\|142.68.227.206]] 03:16, 15 July 2006 (UTC) :Huh? Most car batteries are sealed. They shouldn't need tto be watered. As an aside, I've learned through renewable energy magazine that if you DO have a wet and open battery, you should use a hydrometer to check water levels every day, and HydroCaps (or some other brand) can lower the need to water substantially (according to Richard Perez of Home Power magazine, who tested them on his marine batteries for several months). Usually, car batteries explode because someone (hmmm) hooked the leads up backwards while, say, jumping a car with another battery. Putting a wrench across the leads can do it too : ) :Adding someone about your battery exploding wouldn't be vandalism, but would be original research. You'd need to find article explaning how and when and why car batteries explode. Source that, and it'll be great. [[User:82.93.133.130\|82.93.133.130]] 12:41, 29 November 2006 (UTC) I don't know anything about a "renewable energy magazine" nor have I heard of a "wet and open" battery. I was in the automotive battery business for fifteen years, though, and I can tell you some batteries have removable caps and some don't. The batteries with non-removable caps are not "sealed". They have a venting system just like the ones with removable caps. A hydrometer is NOT used to check water levels, and either way a required daily check is silly. Finally, from my experience, most car batteries explode because a broken internal connection or an external source creates a spark in the presence of hydrogen and causes the sometimes severe explosion.[[User:Jimpatnmatt\|Jimpatnmatt]] ([[User talk:Jimpatnmatt\|talk]]) 00:04, 24 November 2010 (UTC) ::It's sometimes useful to look at the dates of comments; 4 years is a long time to go between contributions to a thread. --[[User:Wtshymanski\|Wtshymanski]] ([[User talk:Wtshymanski\|talk]]) 03:14, 24 November 2010 (UTC) ::Sorry, I didn't pay any attention to the dates. I guess misinformation doesn't improve with age.[[User:Jimpatnmatt\|Jimpatnmatt]] ([[User talk:Jimpatnmatt\|talk]]) <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures\|undated]] comment added 23:38, 24 November 2010 (UTC).</span><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> ::Much has been said about "exploding batteries" and the hazards of overcharging (which also causes the water in electrolyte to be lost in the form of Hydrogen and Oxygen gasses). Short circuiting can also cause internal resistance of the battery to generate heat in discharge, boiling the electrolyte and also risking explosion. Either way - don't do that.--[[Special:Contributions/173.69.135.105\|173.69.135.105]] ([[User talk:173.69.135.105\|talk]]) 00:52, 25 April 2012 (UTC) == Typical metal content ==

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