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Old 11-10-2009, 11:30 PM   #239 (permalink)
watt-a-mezz
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Originally Posted by vpoppv View Post
Nawww, my batteries' bark is worse than their bite! It makes the same sounds when I charge them. The worst battery showed 11.75 volts about 2 days ago. I'll double check them all again though, now that you said that. One of the bad batteries in my "old pack" used to make those "silent but deadly" farts! I'd be driving along and then there was this nasty rotten egg smell. Then I remembered that its the sulfur in eggs that makes that smell, and there's sulfuric acid in the batteries.....
Yup, my car has loads of personality.
My old batteries used to fizz and leak water while charging, but I have never experienced "battery farts". Always something new with an ev! Watt.
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