Car Battery Explode

[ajay]

this is really dangerous. proper investigation need to be done i think.

[cflai]

Could it be gas pressure build-up, no breather or blocked?? Sounds dangerous, no fault of Toyota, GP batteries might be able to give some explanations .i.e. if they can be contacted now that their product is at fault.......

[gpsnerd]

what can caused battery to explode?
will it affect other electronic devices in the car?

[doraemon]

ya, call the manufacturer. If they dun entertain, call the press.

[ace]

I'm curious.... Is that a dry cell or wet cell battery?

What is the gas pressure build up that bro cflai is talking about? I also want to know....exploding car battery is no joke.

[cflai]

Bro ace

I paste an extract of article from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_batter ... _batteries

Exploding batteries
Car battery after explosion

Any lead-acid battery system when overcharged will produce hydrogen gas. If the rate of overcharge is small, the vents of each cell allow the dissipation of the gas. However, on severe overcharge or if ventilation is inadequate or the battery is faulty, a flammable concentration of hydrogen may remain in the cell or in the battery enclosure. Any spark can cause a hydrogen and oxygen explosion, which will damage the battery and its surroundings and which will disperse acid into the surroundings. Anyone close to the battery may be severely injured. Sometimes the ends of a battery will be severely swollen, and when accompanied by the case being too hot to touch, this usually indicates a malfunction in the charging system of the car. In most of the cases when positive and negative leads are connected interchangeably, they may lead to severe injury caused by explosion. When severely overcharged, a lead-acid battery gases at a high level and the venting system built into the battery cannot handle the high level of gas, so the pressure builds inside the battery, resulting in the swollen ends. An unregulated alternator can put out a high level of charge, and can quickly ruin a battery. A swollen, hot battery is very dangerous, and should not be handled until it has been given sufficient time to cool and any hydrogen gas present to dissipate.

Car batteries should always be handled with proper protective equipment (goggles, overalls, gloves), and make certain there are no sparks or smoking close by.

[Inggo]

possibility the problem is in the "regulator" or "connection beetwen" two battery.
because in your serial connector battery - you got 24Voltage (12x2 Voltage).
but if the "connection between" losses at the battery, then you got overcharge..!!
your single battery charging at 48 voltage !! thats why your 12V battery can explode..!

check your regulator and connection between..
better you put the limitter regulator if possibility to prevent overcharge..

[uncle wong]

possibility the problem is in the "regulator" or "connection beetwen" two battery.
because in your serial connector battery - you got 48Voltage (24x2 Voltage).
but if the "connection between" losses at the battery, then you got overcharge..!!
your single battery charging at 48 voltage !! thats why your 12V battery can explode..!

check your regulator and connection between..
better you put the limitter regulator if possibility to prevent overcharge..

Nothing wrong with them
My car starter need 24v to make it start , after tat everything in car will be using one battery voltage to operate

[uncle wong]

I'm curious.... Is that a dry cell or wet cell battery?

What is the gas pressure build up that bro cflai is talking about? I also want to know....exploding car battery is no joke.

Dry Cell

[uncle wong]

Actually when i start my car
Starter need 24v to make it start , after tat everything in car will be using one battery voltage to operate .
There is a big relay will cut off current flow from another battery
IF the relay was not working , my car radio player , lamp & everyting will burst
so i dun think the relay got any problem