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Thread: Battery Safety

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10-07-2009, 09:44

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dittle

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Originally Posted by WillWagner

except for the gloves, I use multiple rags,tape and wood. A 24VDC spark is like arc welding. I always wash up after handling lead acid bats. I have been doing truck stuff as far back as I can remember, including when 24VDC was standard on trucks. It still scares the pee pee outa me. Batteries can be unpredictable.

I started doing the glove trick after I welded my 1/2" wrench to the turret basket on a M60A3 when installing batteries.......6 batteries makes one heck of a weld by the way. Was tightening down the post clamp in one of the tight corners caused by the turret basket and the wrench slipped; the rest I'm sure you can imagine.

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1970 Kaiser Jeep M35A2 "Big Mother"
- Hydraulic Winch
- VIC-1 Intercom System
- Convoy Lights
- Interior Armor Light
- 24 VDC - 12 VDC Converter w/ outlets
1987 Turtle Mountain M105A2

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