Battery handles

[James-Alex]

Hi folks! Have you often struggled to pull your batteries out to charge them externally? It’s something that I’ve struggled with a while so designed a handle.

If anyone struggled let me know and will make one for you too...

 

[TheBig1]

James-Alex that went down like a "lead" balloon

tonyidle Hope you are OK Tony and didn't miss any splashed battery acid? Very nasty stuff indeed

 

[andy63]

This is what really happens:

"A while back there was a thread about batteries exploding due to ignition of the hydrogen/oxygen mix produced when they're on charge. The discussion centred around the care needed and I was one who contributed. Well ........................... this afternoon I was doing some routine maintenance on the van & decided to top up my batteries. They're under the drivers seat and I've found that by unbolting it from the base box & tipping it onto the steering wheel there's nearly enough room to access the cell caps. As an aside my Banner batteries need a broad & thick (14x1mm) blade to unscrew the caps so there was a delay whilst I made one. They're very tightly screwed down.

Anyway with all the caps released on the first battery I pushed the battery clamp out of the way so I could top them up. The clamp made contact with the +ve post of the battery which sparked & ignited the gas in the nearest two cells. The explosion took out half of the left wall of the battery and part of the top cover that's over the two cells nearest the +ve post that sparked. The battery clamp is a strip of angle aluminium and near one end is a stud used as a common earth point - hence the spark.

I caught most of the spray-back on my chest, face, and glasses, which elicited a race to the kitchen sink removing clothing as I went. I used a spray bottle of bicarb solution to find & neutralise any acid on the carpet & upholstery and so far all seems good - I found very little. I'm OK, the van is OK, I only need a battery, so luck was on my side.

So I now have first-hand knowledge of how to do it in case anyone else wants a go. I can confirm that all it takes is a confined space, an idiot, a piece of metal, and total disregard of the essential safety precautions. Do as I say - not as I do!"

Pleased you are ok..just can't be to careful..and so easily done..
I would have expected a lot more damage with the acid than you described...
Andy
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[tonyidle]

Pleased you are ok..just can't be to careful..and so easily done..
I would have expected a lot more damage with the acid than you described...
Andy
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It was a while ago & in my last van. I found the bicarb spray bottle worked a treat in finding every last drop of acid. Every time it hit one there was a tiny froth formed which I treated with bicarb paste. As you'd expect the acid flew everywhere but in the end I got it all. I had the van for 12 months or so after that "incident" and no acid burns became apparent anywhere. Probable the hardest to treat was the floor under the battery (under the seat) but after a lot of flushes with concentrated bicarb it too survived with no corrosion. Very, very, lucky in terms of no damage to me or the van.

 

[Spriddler]

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[phillipsheila]

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