Ayah, it is not advised to get anything conductive near a 24 volt battery, especially a Ni-Cad. I knew a young airman who ran the battery shop at Homestead AFB, FL in the early '70's. He was carrying a big (2K Amp-Hr) Ni-Cad with the QD facing him and somehow managed to get the buckle of his issue web belt to short out the terminals. The 2nd degree burn on his stomach was about sandwich plate sized.
Allen G. Wiesner KR-2SS #1117 TD/CorvAir 65 Franklin Street Ansonia, CT 06401-1240 203-732-0508 allenw65 at comcast.net ----- Original Message -----
