On Jul 28, 4:16*pm, Larry wrote:
Bruce in Bangkok wrote :

As a matter of interest you might want to read CAT
Safety_Bulletin_No_23_MF_Battery_Explosions.pdf

Naw....don't confuse him. *Caterpiller batteries are different. *They're
made for 500 amp charging for hours. *That won't cause them to explode,
boiling the electrolyte like that....

They won't listen.....

Bruce: Thanks for the pointer. I already follow all of the
prescribed suggestions. It appears that the problem is excessive
charging voltages in high temperature environments. I utilize
temperature compensated chargers.

Larry: I know that you try to be helpful, but who do you think that
I'll believe: you or the engineering documents describing the
recommended charging scheme? I even calculated the temperature
correcting coefficient per their documents and e-mail with the
engineer who supports the battery. You often act like you're the
definitive/last-answer to battery questions, and perhaps you should
realize that you're not.

-- Geoff