Battery Safety - CECOM
Battery Safety - CECOM
Battery Safety - CECOM
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MSE Lead Acid<strong>Battery</strong> Incident● MSE shelters utilize two vented lead acid batteries● A battery compartment vent hose is used to exhaust hydrogenproduced during charging to the outside of the shelter● <strong>Battery</strong> vent hose left disconnected during maintenance● <strong>Battery</strong> boil over generated excessive hydrogen within theshelter and exploded by a spark from the electric heater● GPM 96-002 issued reiterating proper maintenanceprocedures● Recommendations. Address precautions in TM:– Never charge bad batteries– Never operate battery charger without ventilation– Sealed lead acid battery replacements available
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