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Gonarezhou

Member Since: 08 Mar 2015
Location: White River
Posts: 178

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Alaska White

On Board Fire - Alerted by 10 AS

Recently while driving on rough and corrugated roads in Mozambique I suddenly had my alarm activate along with flashing lights on the dash (can't tell you which ones). Very odd I thought and them my passenger said " i smell burning" - then I knew it was something in the battery compartment under the seat. I stopped "pronto" and sure enough there was smoke coming from the passenger side battery box.

So the reason was ..... I had put some emergency / spare oil in the box .... moved the metal wheel chock on top and with the corrugations, it was resting on the positive terminal and the battery hold down screw. The terminal was insulated but not enough to prevent a short. so much that it melted the battery hold down screw! note there was never a direct contact with the positive post of the battery - I believe if so this would have been a much more tragic story. This also caused the oil to "smoulder" hence the double warning from the 10 AS and the smoke from the oil.

The vehicle in perfect operation thereafter with a slightly melted battery case. - no acid leak!

22nd Dec 2017 5:01pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4785

Very lucky escape there, anything loose on corrugated roads can be a hazzard

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22nd Dec 2017 5:04pm

discomog

Member Since: 09 May 2015
Location: Notts/Lincs Border
Posts: 2526

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

Morale of the story - don't leave anything loose in the battery compartment. Defender 90XS SW
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22nd Dec 2017 5:34pm

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