you do have to remove the little caps where the distilled water goes in dont you? havent charged one for about 2 years so dont know 
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come on lol, someone on here at the moment must of charged a car battery, need an answer now lol
beau_4076 said:you do have to remove the little caps where the distilled water goes in dont you?
yes.
When you charge a battery the acid inside tends to bubble up, and the gas would have nowhere to leave from - if there was a spark somewhere it would ignite the gassy vapour at the top of the cell.... Can - worms - everywhere.
If the tops where off the gas would escape and the chances of explosion reduced.
Some batteries (iirc maintainence free ones) have a run off tube because they dont have to be topped up, but can still be charged.
If the tops where off the gas would escape and the chances of explosion reduced.
Some batteries (iirc maintainence free ones) have a run off tube because they dont have to be topped up, but can still be charged.
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As long as you have a good charger don't take them off. The output from the alternator is way above the capacity of a charger. The sensing circuit in the charger will stop any overcharging. Batteries only produce flammable gas if they are over charged.
On yachts you often have a smart charger for shore power and the batteries are sometimes in the cabin.
On yachts you often have a smart charger for shore power and the batteries are sometimes in the cabin.
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its from belgium so...hmallett said:I thought pretty much all car betteries sold in the last 10 years were te sealed, maintenance-free type.
Perhaps Beau got this one cheap off eBay?
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if thats the same battery it came over with its time for a new one, they dont last for everbeau_4076 said:
I was always taught to remove the cap and top up the water to voer the plates if needed whilst also checking if the plates were warped.
Beau, you seem very lazy, google would have got you a much quicker answer.
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Beau, you seem very lazy, google would have got you a much quicker answer.
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You have to be careful with maintenance free batteries because if you try to remove the cap (especially the long all in one version) you can break them and then it would mean a new battery.
A boat yard did it to the battery in my boat and I was not pleased as you don't want battery acid spilling around in a cabin.
A boat yard did it to the battery in my boat and I was not pleased as you don't want battery acid spilling around in a cabin.
Is it a gold plated one, which was formally owned by the MD of Fiat, with "Beaumont" writen on the side of it.....beau_4076 said:
...or just another eBay purchase?
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my car's from belgium so everything it came with was belgiumfiatpuntosx said:
edit- and also how long should i keep it on charge? it was totaly dead, even led's didnt power up from it.
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well if its complety dead then that is bad sign could damage battery but basically leave it on oever night and try it again in the morning.
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just come in from trying it, its been on errr 7 hours, started first time, so hopefully thats enough lolthefishdude said:
now to sort out the problem with the engine :bang:
