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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2014 5:38:50 GMT -6
My brother was involved in an auto accident and he was driving a full size car. Someone ran a stop light and hit him. The car was totaled and he was hurt. He had just put a new battery in it a few weeks before the wreck. We were all looking at the car, what a mess. We noticed that he was hit so hard the caps on the battery were gone. His shoulder and back were hurt he's doing better now. There was more than two cars involved, all together 7 people went to the hospital.
As you might guess the guy that hit him was speeding and had no license and no insurance.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2014 15:40:41 GMT -6
WOW. Although he was hurt, I'm glad it wasn't worse.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2014 12:41:29 GMT -6
WOW. Although he was hurt, I'm glad it wasn't worse. I am too. The car I drive is a 2014 and I've tried my best not to wreck this one or get dings on it but Friday a old lady backs right into my grill while I was blowing my horn at her. Oh well she has insurance and I'm suppose to call the adjuster tomorrow.
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Post by matador on Oct 8, 2014 20:09:13 GMT -6
My brother was involved in an auto accident and he was driving a full size car. Someone ran a stop light and hit him. The car was totaled and he was hurt. He had just put a new battery in it a few weeks before the wreck. We were all looking at the car, what a mess. We noticed that he was hit so hard the caps on the battery were gone. His shoulder and back were hurt he's doing better now. There was more than two cars involved, all together 7 people went to the hospital.
As you might guess the guy that hit him was speeding and had no license and no insurance. They would also remove the battery caps to prevent the battery from exploding. Depending on how hard the car was hit it can cause damage to the battery which then would build up a highly explosive gasses. I had a great Jeep Cherokee that was totaled and the people where checking what could catch fire or explode and started to pull the caps off the battery and I said I had just put that in a few days earlier and they let me take it out and I brought it home. It got a good 5 years service in my travel trailer.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2014 1:46:36 GMT -6
Okay, Maybe that's where the caps went, I know they ended up missing.
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Post by rdlb on Oct 26, 2014 11:39:25 GMT -6
First of all I am sorry to hear of any accident hurting anyone.
As to the battery? A number of causes to the caps not being there.
1. someone did remove them.
2. a short within the battery causing an internal explosion blowing the caps off.
3. outside pressure to the case of the battery causing the caps to pop off.
Preventing battery explosions on your vehicle and some maintenance?
1. When jump starting make your last connection the negative cable of the jumpers to the "CHASSIS"! Sparks near the battery will ignite the hydrogen gas.
2. Maintain your battery's connections.
3. Do not disconnect your battery with any source current on or energized. Sparks will ignite the hydrogen gas.
4. When installing a new battery, disconnect the negative cable first. Install the new battery and attach the negative cable "LAST"!
5. Keeping the electrolyte solution halfway between the top of the cells and the bottom of the cap vent slice. The gassing of the battery during discharge and charging can exit the liquid on top of the battery creating corrosion and rust. I have no corrosion on my batteries on any vehicle I have ever owned.
6. I prefer an oil based anti-corrosion spray found at most automotive parts stores. CRC brands, Loctite, rust penetrating, etc. NO "WD-40" as it evaporates.
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