kunni
Active Member
Ok, so as some of you know I fish lake with an electric motor hooked up to a nautilus motomaster deep cycle battery. I have had the battery for about 4 years. I hooked the battery up to the charger a few days ago, in preparation for a fishing trip. After about 8 hours of charging, I went out to check on it. The charge state had not changed at all, and there was an extremely strong smell of sulphur when I walked into the garage it was charging in. I imediatley left the room, and put on a face shield, and covered up. I walked over to the battery, and unplugged the charger. I could hear the acid in the battery literally boiling. The battery was shaking, and extremely hot to touch, I could not hold my hand on the outside of the battery for more than 1/2 second. I move the battery out of the garage and let it sit and cool down. I have not used the battery since then, or hooked up the charger. I dont really want to use it, as I dont want the thing to blow up on me. I assume that one of the cells in the battery opened up, and the battery is fried. Is there anything that causes this to happen or is it just usual wear and tear? Anyone have a recycling station for these kinds of batteries? Does anyone have a deep cycle battery the no longer need, I am in the market for a new battery?
Kunni
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