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N2oH22 · 03-01-2008, 06:58 PM

I hooked up my battery charger today because my car has been sitting for awile in the garage and i just checked it and the battery was really warm.Ive never noticed that before and i double checked the connection and there correct.What would cause that?

badahab · 03-02-2008, 06:07 PM

Batteries get warm when they charge. They get warmer when you are overcharging them. What kind of battery charger are you using? Does it have any sort of overcharge protection? Does it trickle charge after its done charging?

-Sean

netzyo98 · 03-02-2008, 06:35 PM

thermal runaway?

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Batteries-
When handled improperly, some rechargeable batteries can experience thermal runaway, resulting in overheating. Sealed cells will sometimes explode. Especially prone to thermal runaway are lithium-ion batteries. A report of an exploding cellphone occasionally appears in newspapers. Laptop batteries from Dell were recalled because of fire and explosions.[1]

be careful...how old is the battery? might be time to replace it..!?

Artifex · 03-02-2008, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by netzyo98

thermal runaway?

Thermal runaway cannot happen to car batteries. They happen only to LiPo batteries. That article is very misleading.

netzyo98 · 03-04-2008, 02:11 PM

oh yea..i forgot, I was just thinking about the batteries I deal with at work.