Recent content by RanchoVectra

Guess I need to review my Dimension manual.  Battery shop confirmed one of the units had a dead cell, so perhaps that was the cause of the issue.  Since all were under warranty they just swapped them out, a nice surprise, and after I installed them a bit ago all seems fine, no boiling. Still...

Thanks John.  Even with the battery disconnect off seven hours last night the batteries continued to boil all night so they are coming out asap.  That somewhat surprised me - I would have thought eventually it would subside as the heat dissipated, but apparently charging stll continues even when...

John, thanks, I hoped you'd see this.  I really doubt it's the batteries, as I have had this problem off an on for a couple years now, but always put it down to my very poor battery maintenance habits (ie, none).  However since replacing these batteries last fall I have faithfully checked them...

After faithfully checking my batteries every month for the last year we awoke this morning to a strong amonia smell.  When I opened the battery compartment a puff of something blew out, and it was clear the batts were frying.  I pulled them out and sure enough two of the three were nearly dry...