Technician A says that wet cell battery gassing produces an explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen and that great care should be taken any time a battery is being charged.Technician B says that gassing occurs only during battery discharge cycles on maintenance-free batteries.Who is correct?

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Technician A is correct because gassing in wet cell batteries indeed produces a potentially explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen, especially during charging cycles. Technician B is incorrect because gassing can occur during both charging and discharging cycles, not only during discharge cycles, and it is not exclusive to maintenance-free batteries.

Technician a Says That Wet Cell Battery Gassing Produces an Explosive