momofx76 Posted February 2, 2013 Report Posted February 2, 2013 Long story short, I got a Kinetik HC3800 that UPS somehow damage the battery casing on top. A piece of plastic from the casing broke off so there is a hole in the plastic about the size of a quarter and a few inches away from the negative terminal. (I still cant figure out how this happened lol cos there is no internal damage when I look into it). I tested the battery with a meter and it was right at 12.87 volts... Will it be ok to maybe use a piece of hard plastic with some epoxy to seal up the hole in the plastic and still use it? (I already patched up the hole btw - just waiting for it to fully dry). This battery is less than a year old and since they are paying for it, I rather see if I can get some use out of it...
Max1636 Posted February 2, 2013 Report Posted February 2, 2013 Yeah I'd say it would be fine It's just a battery not a pressurised vessel lol (Old Car) 1995 Volkswagon Golf MK3 2.0L: Fi SP4 18 On A DC Audio 3.5K In A PWK Box Hertz DSK 6" Speakers, Clarion HU 3x Fullriver 120aH AGM's, 225A Alt 2012 Subaru BRZ: Audison Prima APK 163 Bit One, Rockford Amps, Audison Sub
momofx76 Posted February 3, 2013 Author Report Posted February 3, 2013 LOL yeah I was kinda concerned as big as that HC 3800 is, it might go "BOOF" in my trunk aka blow up or something lol. But then I noticed it has little vents near the top of it and the hole can be seen from the vents so I assume its not causing an issue. Its still holding its charge and I tried loading it with a couple of 100W headlight bulbs on my workbench and it barely dropped voltage. Now its sitting at 12.82 without charging at all... Guess I am good to go with it . I got the hole sealed up pretty well with epoxy btw...
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