From How Hot Does It Get — photos of the interior damage to a battery charger during testing we conducted

Figure 1. Leaking electrolyte from a battery caused the damage to this printed circuit board of a battery charger. During a five-hour test, the electrolyte leaked, but a fire didn't ensue. See "How Hot Does It Get" in the Fall 2001 issue of Fire Findings.

Figure 2. The damage from the electrolyte up close.

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