Several weeks back, there was a very interesting thread on shop safety on
the Stovebolt.com discussion list. It has been turned into a good article in
their tech section. Well worth reading.
http://stovebolt.com/truck/techtips/safety.htm
Jeff Nelson
1953 3604
Paducah, KY
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> From: Pastorjon994@cs.com[SMTP:Pastorjon994@cs.com]
> Reply To: Pastorjon994@cs.com
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 9:11 PM
> To: RobXR250@aol.com; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: [oletrucks] Battery Charging
>
> <<but you definitely don't want to be smoking near a charging battery.
> That would be a quick way to blow up your garage.>>
>
> One evening, many moons ago, I was charging a battery. I had the charger
> plugged into a shop light. I took the light to see how the individual
> cells
> were doing and the plug attached to the shop light moved, sparked, ignited
>
> the gas and blew the battery up in my face. Plastic shrapnel everywhere,
> but
> I was miraculously spared. Nothing touched this rugged mug or thank the
> Lord, these eyes of mine. I very rapidly washed the acid out of my eyes
> and
> went back to work. The shop can be a very hazardous place, especially
> when
> we're tired and not thinking clearly.
>
> Jon Callahan
> '50 3100
> Champaign/Urbana, IL
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