Batteries and Hydrogen

 

³It's amazing that you can get all that energy from a chemical reaction
occurring inside that little black box. But, along with that chemical
reaction you get something else, HYDROGEN VAPORS. Do you remember the
Hindenburg? No, I don't mean you're that old. You probably heard about
it from your parents or grandparents, right? Well let me refresh your
memory. Apparently a static electrical spark was all that was needed to
ignite the hydrogen vapors that the Hindenburg used to stay afloat.

These same explosive vapors are present anytime your battery charges OR
discharges. And all it takes is a little spark to ignite those fumes and
cause an explosion. Your battery contains sulfuric acid and water.
During the chemical action created during charging or discharging,
hydrogen vapors are released and then are trapped under the hood.²





Just some of the resulting information on batteries after a search on
google for  <exploding batteries discharging>.

Sort of puts paid to the experts (ex - a has been, spurt - a drip under
pressure) here who would have you believe that batteries do not produce
hydrogen during discharge.

Seems that George was right after all. Still thats no surprise.

 



I remember the Hindenberg. It burned, it didn't explode..


Trapped under the hood? Is your hood sealed down with RTV, the fan
opening covered over, and a full skid pan under the engine?

Blink. Say what?

zero

 

 beertender@nospam.com (beertender) wrote:


Be careful with your battery storage.

 

No Shit...Where you been, in a cave...

 

No. When I first pointed out that batteries gassed under charge and
DISCHARGE I was attacked by several posters who maintained that
batteries did not gas during discharge. Thes fools also said that I was
wrong about the generation of Hydrogen Sulphide in lead acid batteries.