Warning: Panel battery leaked and ruined a brand new board last Tuesday

I was installing a new DSC panel in a basement in Oak Park and everything was going smooth until I noticed corrosion on the terminal block. Turns out the old battery had been sitting in there for who knows how long and leaked acid all over the PCB. Dead board. Had to drive back to the shop for a replacement and lost an hour. You guys ever find old batteries on new installs where someone just left them in?

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lucas_perez3d ago

Buddy found three dead batteries in one panel last spring. Just chillin in there.

abby3083d ago

Man I found a 12v 7ah battery in a job last month that looked like it melted from the inside out, acid was dripping down the enclosure wall and everything. Had to replace the whole backplate and scrape off all that crusty white powder before I could even start, took forever. People just seem to forget batteries exist once they stop beeping I guess lol.