![]() Not saying that it couldn't happen, just not very likely. It's my theory that my Momentum front bay and my battery boxes are so leaky that it's impossible for enough hydrogen (hydrogen sulfide) gas to build up to sufficient parts per million to cause an explosion. Ok, for further humor and jocularity amongst the well educated I am going to put forth my PPM theory on RV battery venting. Is it the build up of gas that makes them explode? Do people leave the caps on while charging old batteries? What about batteries in good shape that are just charged by our converter's, what is the likelyhood of them exploding? 65 years old and I have charged a few batteries, I have never seen one explode. So right up front you have two conditions, old, overcharging. ![]() I have read many times that old batteries can and will explode if overcharged. Now I would like to learn about the probability of disaster. I might even put a little plastic tube in to keep the acid water from corroding the bay floor. Next time I do my battery maintenance I will apply my drill and make holes in the bottom of the boxes and bay. Oh boy! The good news is it stinks, so you can detect it with your nose. No problem, I remember that when the Hindenburg flew it had hydrogen in it lighter than air, so it goes up. Then I read that batteries gave off hydrogen. ![]() ![]() I assumed the one with the bottom vent was to let the water out when I spilled it topping my batteries off. I had one RV that had a vent out the bottom and another that did not. Ya'all engineers and scientists don't laugh at me too hard. I need to remember to put a bug screen on the bottom one to prevent our local wasps from plugging it up. With its flat surface I can easily get the venting installed. The upside is this is helping me choose my box. Makes me wonder how much the average RV owner knows about this. Now in looking at my brand choices and just about every other battery box out there, why no provision for bottom venting, or a circular opening for the top vent? Very few folks have proper venting for their lead acid batteries. I have been cruising the web looking at lots of battery and battery box pictures. The Century Plastics one is a pretty tight sealed box with no factory vent holes that I can see None have holes in the bottom, but claim to catch acid spills. Almost all of the box makers for the 6V GC2 battery's say the box is vented (just holes in the top). In my box search I was looking at the venting. STC-12VBB Regular price: $54.99 Sale price: $38.99, 2/$91.I am learning new things again - could be dangerous. *** Click here to visit Electronics Section Section to see more *** *** Click here to visit Hunting & Fishing Section to see more *** *** Click here to visit Sports & Outdoor Section to see more *** *** Click here to visit Trail / Scouting Cameras
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