<VV> battery fire?

[N2VZD at aol.com]

i have pictures of a 12volt car battery from my coleman home backup  
generator that was the cause of a serious fire here recently. the  real  cause was a 
charger that went bad (diodes failed?) and fed ac to it long enough  to dry it 
out and arc. this was determined by fire investigators from an  insurance  
com[pany.
so to shorten up the story i ask was the battery boiled dry (then arcing  and 
exploding hydrogen fumes) by over voltage / current? have you also had  
unexplained bulbs failing?   have you checked voltage?
i run a voltmeter in the dash on my cars where a head temp gauge should go.  
you can even buy one to plug in the cigarette lighter socket to monitor.   not 
a bad investment to keep an eye on regulators etc.
regards, tim colson



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