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Matt Colie
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David del Rio wrote on Thu, 10 November 2016 15:20Chris commented... "Batteries should never be hooked up inside the passenger compartment as they off gas hydrogen while charging. One word? Hindenburg."
While I don't disagree, I wanted to note that in my '75 Avion the house battery stock location is in a metal box with a foam sealed lid, that is vented by an inch and a half diameter tube that exits less than a foot away behind the license plate.
Question: Is this stock arrangement dangerous?
Thank you!
Dave
Dave,
No
Discussion.
While batteries don't actually vent that much hydrogen, but they do vent a near perfect mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. So the real idea is to vent it out to where it is less likely to find a source of ignition. With no place for it to accumulate and no handy ignition source, what you have is about as safe as you can be.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
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SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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