bueses wrote: >on 3/1/06 11:29 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM at JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > > > > >>o be restiched, and the guy agreed with me.. improperly vented battery, or >>battery acid "vapors" had made the stitching rot out.. >> >>anyone ever seen this before? >> >>how many of you have your battery properly vented w/ the little tube, etc? >> >> > > >Hmmmm? I'll have to check, but both my batteries are sealed. Does it still >need to be vented? > >Tom > > My instincts from my aviation days says vent that sucker - if it's not already vented. Safety item. Can't be too careful. Get a little hydrogen build up, a little spark - and bang, instant disaster. Or boil the eletrolyte and get a little fuming acid, instant rot in fabric and instant corrosion elsewhere. Vent that sucker, I say - vent that sucker!! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver X 2 |
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