Re: battery blowout- no Alpine content

[Alpdavegre@aol.com]

Robert,

Sometimes that will happen with a battery. 5 years is a good life for 
batteries. When batteries charge they have a chemical reaction and fumes can 
be made. These fumes are mainly hydrogen & some sulfuric. Sulfuric is what 
causes the corrosion on the terminals. Hydrogen is very explosive. That is 
why on the battery tops they usually say no sparks, open flames and don't 
smoke near batteries. You probably had an internal spark caused by a poor 
conection. Glad you were'nt under the hood!
Dave Green