On 25/11/2016 15:01, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
MrCheerful wrote:
I have seen first hand the devastating results of a car battery that
was not clamped in.

Mike


An overtall one is fun when you slam the bonnet on its posts.

Recently, a rather nice classic was destroyed by fire. The incorrect
battery was used - the terminals reversed from the correct one, but
otherwise the same sort of size. So it was reversed physically so the
correct lead would reach to the terminals. And sadly the bonnet edge lip
now contacted the 'live' terminal.


If only the battery had internal fuses.