A high school friend of mine that's a professional mechanic had one blow
when he hooked up booster cables to it. Remember the "Delco Eyes"? An
opthomologist removed one from his left eye socket(apologies to the
squeemish) - 1/4 inch further to the left and he would have lost that eye.
I drove him home from the hospital.
Ever since then I never stand over or look directly at a battery when making
a connection to it and when using booster cables I always make the last
connection with the negative on the running vehicle at a point away from the
battery(usually an accessory bracket).
Please be concerned, it's a very real hazard.
Patrick
>
> In a message dated 8/19/99 3:38:12 PM Central Daylight Time,
> simmee
>
> Lanier/David
> Yes you are correct, under certain conditions, the spark
> could cause an
> explosion. However, I have never found that condition when
> testing (50+
> years) for current flow that way. So I don't consider that to be a
> problem to be concerned with.
>
> Duane Simmons
> >>
> Duane,
> You're telling your age:>)
> I'd never heard of it either 'til I had a client have one
> blow up in his
> face. Also had one to have Drano blow up in his face and was blinded..
> Lanier
>
when he hooked up booster cables to it. Remember the "Delco Eyes"? An
opthomologist removed one from his left eye socket(apologies to the
squeemish) - 1/4 inch further to the left and he would have lost that eye.
I drove him home from the hospital.
Ever since then I never stand over or look directly at a battery when making
a connection to it and when using booster cables I always make the last
connection with the negative on the running vehicle at a point away from the
battery(usually an accessory bracket).
Please be concerned, it's a very real hazard.
Patrick
>
> In a message dated 8/19/99 3:38:12 PM Central Daylight Time,
> simmee
>
> Lanier/David
> Yes you are correct, under certain conditions, the spark
> could cause an
> explosion. However, I have never found that condition when
> testing (50+
> years) for current flow that way. So I don't consider that to be a
> problem to be concerned with.
>
> Duane Simmons
> >>
> Duane,
> You're telling your age:>)
> I'd never heard of it either 'til I had a client have one
> blow up in his
> face. Also had one to have Drano blow up in his face and was blinded..
> Lanier
>
