Battery Safety - two wrenches on the same battery

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Battery Safety - two wrenches on the same battery

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23-02-2011, 23:02

Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline

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Re: Battery Safety - two wrenches on the same battery

Max,
The batteries are sealed so that you can use them upside down. The seals will not hold and likely will not be able to vent enough gas in abusive situations like shorted battery terminals. Case failure is the result.

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