Battery wrench- save your face
Arcing at the battery can cause a battery explosion in your face or damage something so be careful. Cut the box end off and cover with heat shrink.
Forum Discussion
I guess I'm the wimpy type as I wore GOGGLES and use "special" tools. We had "special" aprons and FULL face shields when washing and filling batteries. Funny that all of our battery fill devices were made out of plastic, I mean what would it matter, the cables were just laying there and not connected to anything, couldn't be any potential if even one cable was removed. Humm very strange. Especially after seeing the top of a battery gone and plastic shrapnel flying all over.
As long as there is energy in the battery there is danger between the terminals. The most danger is when the battery is gassing from charging or discharging as hydrogen is produced. An acetylene torch can be used to melt the connector links off of industrial type cells BUT that is after the battery has stabilized and not gassing. All the caps are removed and its allowed to settle to room temp.
Oh well, carry on as you want and hopefully none of our newer members are injured as they learn.
As long as there is energy in the battery there is danger between the terminals. The most danger is when the battery is gassing from charging or discharging as hydrogen is produced. An acetylene torch can be used to melt the connector links off of industrial type cells BUT that is after the battery has stabilized and not gassing. All the caps are removed and its allowed to settle to room temp.
Oh well, carry on as you want and hopefully none of our newer members are injured as they learn.
