Industrial Toys
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- Kubota R510 Wheel Loader + Cab and backhoe, JD 6200 Open Station, Cushman 6150, 4x4, ten foot 56 hp Kubota diesel hydraulic wing mower, Steiner 430 Diesel Max, Kawasaki Diesel Mule, JD 4x2 Electric Gator
A new experience for me. I was at a friends today when a car battery exploded. It was a sealed car battery, and was used to run a 12 volt hydraulic hoist. It had gone dead and a wheeled style charger had been put on it to temporarily run the hoist on "BOOST" setting. It had been forgotten for only a short while.
I was standing around 6 feet away from it with my back to it. I thought it sounded like a 9mm handgun, my friend thought a .270!
Plastic everywhere, and the top third of the battery missing!
Curious what happened?
A few minutes before, my friend asked if I smelled Dog poop. I didn't. Probably hydrogen gas.
Did a spark from the charger alligator clips set off the gas, or did it explode from pressure? I thought all, flooded batteries have to be vented.
This certainly makes me see batteries in a whole new light.
I was standing around 6 feet away from it with my back to it. I thought it sounded like a 9mm handgun, my friend thought a .270!
Plastic everywhere, and the top third of the battery missing!
Curious what happened?
A few minutes before, my friend asked if I smelled Dog poop. I didn't. Probably hydrogen gas.
Did a spark from the charger alligator clips set off the gas, or did it explode from pressure? I thought all, flooded batteries have to be vented.
This certainly makes me see batteries in a whole new light.