Mor-Co 24 Batteries

[Jeff Miller]

Kip:

Thank you for relaying this information, do you have a verifiable
source for this?

- Jeff Miller
http://www.wanderlodge.net
http://www.millercoachworks.com


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "kip_1948"
wrote:
> I know most of us have batteries far superior to the ones in
question
> here ....but just in case you run across some MOR-CO 24s in your
> wanderings.
>
> Kip
>
> In 2004 a battery explosion occurred at the VOR site at Socorro,
New
> Mexico. After an investigation and lab tests, it was determined
that
> the battery explosion occurred because the battery was poorly made
> [from recycled batteries] in Mexico. The battery, Model MOR-CO 24
is
> a lead acid battery sold by Interstate Batteries. The battery was
> installed in June 2003 and had been in service 15 months prior to
the
> explosion.
>
> AOS is recommending that if this model of battery (Interstate
Battery
> Model MOR-CO 24, Type 8-D) is found in service, it should be
removed
> and replace with an equivalent rated battery.
>
> Results:
> Severe corrosion of positive plates and strap.
> Several positive plates broke off from strap (probable cause of
> explosion)
> Intermittent connect to the strap resulted in arching (arching
> ignited hydrogen in battery causing the explosion).
> Poor Quality in Manufacturing
>
> Note: The facility also reported repeated failures from this same
> type of battery in other installations.