[Shop-talk] battery exploded ???

Jim Stone 1789alpine at gmail.com
Sat Oct 7 07:04:25 MDT 2023


I don’t know if this is relevant but FWIW, I had this happen 30 years ago with a Mercedes 230sl I owned.  I turned the key to start the car and BOOM!  (I now know what a mafioso’s last thoughts are: “What the f” was probably all I would have had time to think.)  I may be wrong about this, but I attributed the problem to repeatedly discharging and charging the battery weakening the case, as the car tended to sit a lot and not get driven.  I replaced the battery and never had another problem.

Jim

> On Oct 6, 2023, at 2:12 PM, john <jniolon at att.net> wrote:
> 
> here's a new one for me... Hadn't heard my generator exercise lately so tried to start it manually...click..ckick
>  
> pulled the cover off and here's what I found... top and side blown  off and of course fluid drained out
>  
> looks like it exploded... anyone seen this before??   can't trouble shoot till I get another battery... what...other than a direct
> short would cause this??   what/where/how would you troubleshoot ??
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