https://club8090.co.uk/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=General_Battery_charging_Hydrogen_gas_explosion_warnings 2026-05-20T04:54:48Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.44.2 https://club8090.co.uk/w/index.php?title=General_Battery_charging_Hydrogen_gas_explosion_warnings&diff=11117&oldid=prev 2012-02-12T22:38:16Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:38, 12 February 2012</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This is a general warning regarding charging motor vehicle batteries in enclosed areas. Batteries produce highly explosive Hydrogen Gas when being charged (the higher the charge the more gas is given off) you should take extreme care firstly to ensure good ventilation especially when &#039;Boost&#039; charging and even more care when working around a heavily gassing battery. Even static from clothing is enough to cause an explosion.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This is a general warning regarding charging motor vehicle batteries in enclosed areas. Batteries produce highly explosive Hydrogen Gas when being charged (the higher the charge the more gas is given off) you should take extreme care firstly to ensure good ventilation especially when &#039;Boost&#039; charging and even more care when working around a heavily gassing battery. Even static from clothing is enough to cause an explosion.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A general tip when disconnecting a battery: you are likely to cause a small spark when removing either terminals...use a newspaper to fan the area just before removing or re-connecting a battery to evacuate any standing gas.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A general tip when disconnecting a battery: you are likely to cause a small spark when removing either terminals...use a newspaper to fan the area just before removing or re-connecting a battery to evacuate any standing gas<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, open doors to ventilate the area if the battery has been heavily gassing.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Always disconnect/re-connect the NEGATIVE battery terminal first</ins>.</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p>Created page with &#039;This is a general warning regarding charging motor vehicle batteries in enclosed areas. Batteries produce highly explosive Hydrogen Gas when being charged (the higher the charge …&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>This is a general warning regarding charging motor vehicle batteries in enclosed areas. Batteries produce highly explosive Hydrogen Gas when being charged (the higher the charge the more gas is given off) you should take extreme care firstly to ensure good ventilation especially when &#039;Boost&#039; charging and even more care when working around a heavily gassing battery. Even static from clothing is enough to cause an explosion.<br /> A general tip when disconnecting a battery: you are likely to cause a small spark when removing either terminals...use a newspaper to fan the area just before removing or re-connecting a battery to evacuate any standing gas.</div>

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