Hi all. I'm new here. I bought a new stop start battery back in June. It hasn't been on the car yet as there were engine problems when I bought it. Due to get the car back on the road this week and on getting stuff ready today, found the battery ends are bulging out, like it's blowing up like a balloon. Could this be due to the hot weather or is something else going on here?
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I would be taking the battery back sharpish, it shouldn’t do that no matter what the weather
Sounds like a faulty battery that's ready to burst,if I was you I wouldn't be keeping anyware near your house in case it bursts or even worse explodes.
Definitely shouldn't be doing this. If a lead acid battery is left to discharge significantly the plates will form a layer of sulphate on them which will render the battery unusable. It is practically impossible - certainly beyond the ability of ordinary mortals - to recover a battery from this condition. One of the side effects of this is that the plates swell! Probably this is why the ends of your battery are bulging out. Take it back to where you bought it and see if you can get another one. It should have been in a good state of charge when you bought it and, although it will have lost some charge over the 6 to 8 weeks you've had it, and might need to go on a charger before it would crank an engine, it should not have degenerated to the extent of swelling out the battery casing in that time. I keep a large 80 amp hour battery in my garage for jump starting which lives connected to a ctek smart charger all the time. It's now at least 6 years old and still going strong.
Be very careful what your'e doing with it wont you? The case will be quite stressed if the ends are bulging to any great degree and could rupture. The last thing you want is a large volume of sulphuric acid dumped inside your car, in your house, on you or your clothes, etc, etc.
Be very careful what your'e doing with it wont you? The case will be quite stressed if the ends are bulging to any great degree and could rupture. The last thing you want is a large volume of sulphuric acid dumped inside your car, in your house, on you or your clothes, etc, etc.
As Jock says, in the time you've had it, it should be fine, so I'd guess it was quite old stock when they sold it to you. See if you can find a manufacturing date on it anywhere and make sure any replacement is fresh. Any older than a month or two, reject it.
To carry it, can you find a plastic storage box large enough? Even better if it has a lid.
To carry it, can you find a plastic storage box large enough? Even better if it has a lid.
