• dfyx@piefed.social
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    46 minutes ago

    Put it on a wooden shelf and let it sit. You certainly won’t regret it.

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    This is the aftermath of a spicy car battery that was used as backup power for some emergency lights in a community center. Blew up in the early morning, burned the plastering from the wall and covered the whole basement in smoke and soot. Fortunately someone was there and heard the fire alarm, otherwise the whole building would have burned down.

  • TomMasz@piefed.social
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    You just don’t want to be too close when it sheds. They can be a bit testy for a while.

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    Man, if I saw that I wouldn’t be taking a picture, I’d be calling the bomb squad while driving for the next county.

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    Here’s a tip Big Battery doesn’t want you to know: A cell can recharge itself by recovering the charges from the opposite terminal. Simply connect the two terminals together and wait 10-30 minutes

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      47 minutes ago

      I’ll be the spoilsport for any youngins or otherwise clueless folks.

      Don’t do this, very bad. Big spark, fire, bad time.

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        I don’t believe anything I read on the internet, so will go and do my own independent research.

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      Overvoltage during charging might do that (water electrolysis happens, meaning that there’s hydrogen inside)

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      Having had a spicy car battery myself last weekend, due to inexistent voltage regulation, I would have expected that one to be able to vent the excess pressure. Sealed battery out not, it’s better not to build up pressure