Date:         Sun, 2 Oct 2005 09:03:40 -0600
Reply-To:     jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: Battery acid in rollover
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Most batteries are designed to be "nonspill" .  The little vent ports and
tubes on them are designed in a way that the will rarely leak very much.  We
have gotten shipments of batteries in where one has gotten tipped and only a
very small amount had to be neutralized and wiped up.
If you are really worried about spills in a crash buy AGM batteries like
those made by Optima, exide, and a couple others.

Batteries in my van.  The start battery is covered in its compartment.  The
aux battery sticks above but is strapped.  My other two aux batteries are in
battery boxes and strapped down solidly (not just screwed to the wood
flooring)  My tool box is fastened down as well as extinguisher and almost
everything else when I hit the highway.  I have both seen and experienced
the results of stuff not being fastened down correctly when I have had to
slam on the brakes or been hit in an accident.

A very awaking one that I stopped to help on had a windshield punched out in
a way that looked like a head had impacted it in the center.  It was caused
by a decoration that had sat on the back window ledge when it flew to the
front from the force of the impact.  That could have been the back of the
drivers or a passengers head getting whacked by it.
jimt

On 10/2/05 6:48 AM, "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote:

>>
>> The battery cover has a rubber seal and shouldn't leak acid. (if the cover is
>> in good shape and has all the screws installed)
>>
>> Bill
>>
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