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Old 09-01-2009, 01:22 PM   #7
HamRad
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Bakersfield
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M.O.C. #15
KTManiac,
Are the maintenance free batteries any more likely to explode than a regular type battery if the charger malfunctions and severely overcharges?

I have never seen anyone remove a maintenance free battery vent cover and add water. I did not know you could do that. I just figured you'd ruin the "maintenance free" aspect of the battery if you did remove the cover. Learn something every day. But I do not plan to ever remove the cover.

I live in a very hot part of the country. We have very hot summers. Not unusual to have a month of temps between 100 to 110 degrees. If water is going to evaporate this the place I'd expect it.

Travel safely,
HamRad
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