WarrenA
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since November 2003
Posts: 1,530
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Post by WarrenA on Dec 29, 2007 11:17:11 GMT -5
There may be a fire hazard lurking in your home and you are unaware of it. A loose 9 VOLT BATTERY in your kitchen junk drawer!!!!! I am working on a new home (painting wood work etc. my usual job) to replace one that burned to the ground. the fire marshal said that the probable cause was a 9 volt battery the shorted out. The homeowner asked why she had never heard of such a thing before and the fire marshal said that more people would burn their own house down. So I say look and make sure that you don't have this threat in your house. If you do and the battery is good put a piece of tape over the terminals so it can't short out. A house fire is a terrible thing to have happen especially when it can be easily prevented. Warren
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Post by sandsman1 on Dec 30, 2007 2:34:01 GMT -5
good info never herd that before --
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since July 2009
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Post by rollingstone on Dec 30, 2007 5:32:02 GMT -5
Those 9V batteries can be a bitch since both terminals are on the same end of the battery... just push them up against a piece of tinfoil or similar, and presto, call 911 to deal with the fire.
Not a common occurrence, but definitely a risk.
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Post by pho on Dec 31, 2007 10:57:41 GMT -5
I keep ALL my batteries in a special plastic battery box. They are alll pointing in the same direction so there will be no + and - ends close to each other. The box has big lettering on it to identify it as a container for batteries.
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Post by docone31 on Dec 31, 2007 20:16:50 GMT -5
The 9V batteries are perfect for shorting out the chips the dentists put in our teeth. There should be very little voltage left after proper useage.
They are good medicine against those daggoned Electricals!
They are everywhere and relentless.
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Post by cpdad on Dec 31, 2007 20:30:15 GMT -5
i aint never heard that before also....im the worst about chunking them in a drawer...as 1 that has had a home burn down...thanks...kev.
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Post by docone31 on Dec 31, 2007 23:56:37 GMT -5
I remember, when I was younger, I used to put them in, one at a time, in the Radarange.
That was cool! Sparks, dripping, then Bam!
Used to be more fun than popping flies in the Radarange.
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