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Old 01-11-2009, 05:27 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Safety precautions should be taken with batteries just as they should with gasoline.

It just makes sense to use fuses, have batteries solidly bolted down, prevent anything from shorting the terminals, etc.

Simple, reasonable precautions are all that's necessary.
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