Battery Explodes on a Whelen WPS 2810

[justie1220]

This happens occasionally, what happens is the water level drops and there is more hydrogen gas inside the battery and since the plates are exposed if there is an arc there is an explosion and fire. Today's inexpensive batteries have weaker pressure valves and cheaper (thinner) lead plates. I would change the cheaper batteries every two years no later than 3. We (Whelen) have had batteries in the field last 10 years but not newer batteries, we had to change our battery recommendations because of the battery changes.

Whelen has a vented battery compartment and we do not have switches or fuses in that compartment.[/quote]

That's interesting Dennis thanks for the input.

[birds1337]

Was that beeping an error code or the sound of the siren swearing?

[Stormsetter4]

Was that beeping an error code or the sound of the siren swearing?

Pretty sure a whelen doesn't "swear" when it's battery explodes.

[uncommonsense]

Was that beeping an error code or the sound of the siren swearing?

Are you talking about the swearing immediately after the explosion? That's DJ swearing because he was frightened (he even says that in his original post...there's been an increase in gun violence in the area of the siren). He bleeped it out to censor himself on YouTube (which I fully commend).

Sirens are not alive and cannot swear by themselves.

[CincyTboltman]

That's pretty scary. Who knows what might have happened if someone was servicing it at that time.

[birds1337]

Just a joke.

[Rheems1]

That's pretty scary. Who knows what might have happened if someone was servicing it at that time.

LOL, if someone was servicing it this probably wouldn't have happened in the first place!