Hi Jon and All,
--- "Jon \"Sheer\" Pullen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > Flooded NiCad batteries use potassium
> > > hydroxide as an electrolyte.
>
>
> I agree. During my overcharging expereince, I got
> potassium hydroxide on my
> skin, and had it there for almost a minute. A
> equivilant amount of PbLA
> electrolyte would have eaten a hole in me.. this
> just tingled a little and
> then I washed it off. At least in NiZn, potassium
> hydroxide in the amounts
> used are completely harmless.
>
> However, I had no idea about the aluminum thing, and
> it's making me very
> nervious because my entire rear battery rack is made
> of aluminum. I can see
> a redesign is in order. Yikes! Imagine a rear end
> collision that breaches
> one of my rear batteries - some of the electrolyte
> leaks out of the plates
> because they're being compressed by the inpact, onto
> the aluminum ribs.
> Hydrogen is generated in large quantities, at the
> same time as sparks are
> flying from shorted batteries.
Whoa, don't do that!!!
If you really think you need to do something just
paint the alum with epoxy or rubberized coating on it.
The H2 problem isn't that bad anyway. LA batt
acid does the same thing.
jerry dycus
>
> They ought to have a warning about that..
>
> S.
>
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