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Re: What causes Battery explosions?
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 7/29/2012 4 Replies

Hello, Ernest

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Good question. In theory, the caps act as flame arresters that should prevent the hydrogen from igniting.

Hydrogen is lighter than air, so it rises out of the battery. The hydrogen ... Login to read more.

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