Automotive
Battery is healthy, crucial to the car electrical system. Battery is not maintained, not only affect the car, but also at risk of exploding. Risk is always reminding burst through the label attached, although many users have failed to notice.
Battery can explode suddenly, without warning. And if you stand close and can not escape, battery acid can injure you. Similarly, the engine compartment, pipes and wiring systems that directly "consumed" is a strong acid.
How the battery can explode and what steps to prevent it?
As we know, the battery produces electricity from chemical reactions that one by-product is hydrogen. Hydrogen is highly flammable gas. Because the heat of chemical reactions in the battery, too hot engine compartment, hydrogen is ejected out.
The danger arises when there was a spark around batteries. If splashed in hydrogen gas flame, Blammm!, Exploded. Spark source could be from the battery itself, may also from user negligence. Never happened because ngutak-tweaking while smoking, the battery exploded.
Another trigger is the touch of a spark between the plates. With increasing age of battery life, the more acidic solution decreases and the plate is no longer submerged. This can cause a curved plate. When the keys start playing, the electricity demand in large numbers to move the starter motor could cause it to be flexible curved plate that could have been in contact with another plate to cause a spark.
The most common cause battery explosion at start is the battery poles and wires are dirty. Stools that hamper the flow of electricity and could cause a spark jumps. It a habit to check and clean the battery regularly is very beneficial.
In addition to the custom of the jumpers are not quite right too risky. Many motorists mistakenly by installing a jumper cable to the battery which is good, then connect to the battery is weak. This could cause a spark. Get used to attach the jumper cables on a weak battery first, before connected to the good battery.
Just a reminder, the procedure is;
Prepare the first jumper cables, and a second position adjacent to the car but do not touch each other. Turn off all lights, radios, air conditioners and other electronic components. Clean up all the poles of the two cars are dirty.
Open the battery cover and replace it with a cloth to reduce explosion hazards that may arise.
The car engine is turned on with a healthy battery and let the round of idle for a while.
Connect the positive jumper cable from the battery is weak to the powerful battery, followed by the negative jumper cable. Wait a moment, about three minutes. If it is charging the battery is considered sufficient, try started the car breaking down.
If successful, disconnect the jumper cables in reverse order, negative cable first and positive. Also uncover a cloth cover over the battery and plug it in fact.
One of the important prevention is to make it a habit to put jumper cables on the chassis are not painted rather than to the negative pole of the battery is weak. This allows the sparks that may arise can be kept away from the battery.
Check the battery regularly habits will greatly affect the lifetime and performance of this device. When examining give more attention to checks for electrolyte leakage, corrosion of the connectors, cracks on the cap / battery box and estrangement in the battery components. Clean up all the poles of the battery.
