Cranfield Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 If a 12v 7amp battery is placed in the back of a truck with "stuff" dumped on it, will it discharge itself ? If clothing is touching both terminals, will that discharge the battery, albeit slowly ? I have a canvas carry case with a shoulder strap for my rotary battery and had another one for the spare, but I recently lost the one for the spare. Since then the spare battery has been laying loose in the back of the truck. On the couple of times I have had to use it, it seems to be very low (every spare, not just one specific battery). There are 5 batteries on the go and I keep them all fully charged. I have a number of chargers, including an Optimate and there is nothing wrong with the batteries. Will placing the spare battery in a plastic ice cream container make any difference ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Could you just put some shrouded spade conectors on,ie the female side of a spade conector usually red blue or clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchie the white hunter Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 ha ha, ive had this happen with my rolls wraped in tinfoil and going over the terminals nearly set my bag on fire , i just keep my batterys away from everything now! so i guess ice cream tub would work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJL4 Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 If a 12v 7amp battery is placed in the back of a truck with "stuff" dumped on it, will it discharge itself ? If clothing is touching both terminals, will that discharge the battery, albeit slowly ? I have a canvas carry case with a shoulder strap for my rotary battery and had another one for the spare, but I recently lost the one for the spare. Since then the spare battery has been laying loose in the back of the truck. On the couple of times I have had to use it, it seems to be very low (every spare, not just one specific battery). There are 5 batteries on the go and I keep them all fully charged. I have a number of chargers, including an Optimate and there is nothing wrong with the batteries. Will placing the spare battery in a plastic ice cream container make any difference ? Yes ..... ANYTHING that is capable of conducting electricty could, and would discharge the battery. I've had the same when I dumped a wet coat on mine and forgot about it. If your truck is anything like mine theres normally all manner of soggy bags, coats, cartridge bags etc etc in there. Any one of these is a potential source for possible battery discharge. If it happens to be something particularly conductive like steel it could ruin the battery or in the worst case explode. The plastic ice cream carton is a good option also the insulated terminal connectors. DaveL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 I just wrap a bit of insulating tape around my terminals to give them a bit of protection and the spades slip underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Thanks for the responses. The clothing would probably have been perspiration damp, if not rain damp. I have never thought of clothing as an effective conductor. I will get some of the shrouded spade connectors and put it in an ice cream box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 i would stick with the ice cream tub, that way you get to eat the contents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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