Re: Off season battery maint.

[Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com>]

> accumulate.  As most of you know, a lead acid battery gives off hydrogen gas
> when it charges.  Any little spark will ignite the accumulated gas.

I had part of the top blow off of a battery in my dad's garage once.  I
was using his grinder and a spark landed on a battery which was on the
floor near by being charged.  Scared the s**t out of me but no serious
damage resulted.

Roland