30-11-2011, 18:39
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1771 Alum, 1771 Mentor
AKA: Matt B
 FRC #1771 (1771) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Rookie Year: 2007
Location: Suwanee/Kennesaw, GA
Posts: 835
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Re: Battery Dropped?
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Originally Posted by Tom I
That is definitely a no-go, get rid of it. My team had an issue with a battery 5 (wow it's 5 years already?) years ago, we noticed that one of our bateries was unnaturally warm. It started swelling at the sides, and we immediately decided this was a potential hazzard. We put it outside in a snow pile away from buildings, and by the end of the meeting it had melted a 3' radius in the snow. This was with the old style bateries, but regardless, you don't take chances with chemicals. Get rid of it! (recycled, of course)
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Wow. That is really cool. Scary to think what would have happened if you kept it, but still cool. |