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20hp Johnson push-button 'start' won't crank the starter ...
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<blockquote data-quote="JMichael" data-source="post: 383217" data-attributes="member: 7544"><p>You are welcome DaleH, I hope it helps you get your problem resolved. And Muzikman is right about being careful with a battery as it can explode. I probably should have mentioned that also. As far as I know it's only a problem if the battery is gassing (releasing hydrogen gas). This happens when the battery gets warm/hot from being charged at higher amp rates or when it is subjected to a high rate of discharge for a short time. </p><p> In the early 70's was working at a garage, I was disconnecting the charger cables from a customers car that had just been given a 1 hour fast charge (probably 25+ amps charge rate). I had flipped the toggle switch to off but unknown to me, the switch had shorted out and the charger was still on. When I disconnected the cable it sparked and the battery went BOOM. The acid was vaporized from the explosion and I was almost completely covered in a mist of acid (including face and eyes). It's not something I'd want to repeat. I got lucky that there was no permanent damage other than the clothes I was wearing and the battery. I'll never understand how all those pieces of the battery case missed me but they did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMichael, post: 383217, member: 7544"] You are welcome DaleH, I hope it helps you get your problem resolved. And Muzikman is right about being careful with a battery as it can explode. I probably should have mentioned that also. As far as I know it's only a problem if the battery is gassing (releasing hydrogen gas). This happens when the battery gets warm/hot from being charged at higher amp rates or when it is subjected to a high rate of discharge for a short time. In the early 70's was working at a garage, I was disconnecting the charger cables from a customers car that had just been given a 1 hour fast charge (probably 25+ amps charge rate). I had flipped the toggle switch to off but unknown to me, the switch had shorted out and the charger was still on. When I disconnected the cable it sparked and the battery went BOOM. The acid was vaporized from the explosion and I was almost completely covered in a mist of acid (including face and eyes). It's not something I'd want to repeat. I got lucky that there was no permanent damage other than the clothes I was wearing and the battery. I'll never understand how all those pieces of the battery case missed me but they did. [/QUOTE]
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