01-12-2011, 00:41
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Electrical/Programming Mentor
 FRC #2177 (The Robettes) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 3,753
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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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hmmm... How many batteries would it take to clear a Minnesota driveway in January?  |