Hmm - that was a tidy flash

Post by **pad4** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 8:24 am

ever wondered what happens when youre tired in the garage and you accidentalky connect a battery booster to the wrong battery terminals

you dont need to wonder any more

PAD

Post by **JC T ONE** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 1:14 pm

Ouch - hope your eyes are ok

36inter · Post by **36inter** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 1:29 pm

I hope your OK Pad, you look like Wylie Coyote after another failed attempt to get the Road Runner

Pete

Post by **foxy52** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 1:56 pm

pad4 wrote:ever wondered what happens when youre tired in the garage and you accidentalky connect a battery booster to the wrong battery terminals

you dont need to wonder any more

PAD

....I went bald after I inadvertently grabbed the live wire on the ringmain while building a fire surround and touching the socket wires !!!!!....u will never be the same again !!!...foxy52

mk1 · Post by **mk1** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 3:52 pm

Best Laugh I have had all week!

Hope you are OK Pad.

M

Post by **pad4** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 4:35 pm

most of the soot is from the fact it set fire all the friggin hessian matting covered with evo stick that was stuck all inside the boot

could hvve been worse

glad i pulled the rh tank out now

lol

wont do that again in a hurry

Post by **guru_1071** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 4:40 pm

your very lucky there pad

I connected the 24volt boost charger up to my bus the wrong way round and it all got a bit hot and melty very quickly.

theres nothing like having to buy a new pair of commercial size batteries and a new boost charger to make sure that you will never make that mistake again!

ive heard of people fitting jump leads onto 24 volt the wrong way round and then burning their hands trying to pull the clamps back of the terminals, they go red hot so fast!

Post by **Pete** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 5:14 pm

You look like Ken Dodd's stunt double.

Pandora · Post by **Pandora** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 6:05 pm

I once jump started a 50s Mercedes with a 6v battery using a 12v jump pack (I didn't know the merc had a 6V battery - at first)

It was interesting - initially there was a delay, then a sort of a rushing / fizzing noise, then a loud 'BANG' and then a tingly feeling as the acid ran through the bulkhead holes and spilt down from above the pedals onto my legs / feet.

I got out pretty quickly to find a very 'open plan' battery on the bulkhead, a very wet engine bay and I had one leg like Robinson Crusoe!

a lesson learnt. (as was the one that ammazingly, MB carpets appear to be resistant to battery acid!)

Post by **InimiaD** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 8:23 pm

Ouch.

Not what you would call a POSITIVE result. Sorry, couldn't resist.

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