Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 08:07:45 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Battery placement alternatives
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LOL!!
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 7:01 AM, Don Hundt <dhundt@bendbroadband.com> wrote:
> Would that be African hydrogen, or European hydrogen?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
> Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010 10:16 pm
> Subject: Re: Battery placement alternatives
>
> > how much hydrogen is actually produced from battery during use?
> >
> > would the hydrogen actually go down that vent?
> >
> > and is the seal on the lid gas tight? never mind hydrogen gas tight.
> >
> >
> > Answer me those questions three ere the other side you see.
> >
> > alistair
> >
> >
> >
> > On 30-Sep-10, at 5:47 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> >
> > ---- B Feddish <uprightbassghost@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > > How about moving it under the drivers seat?
> > >
> > > Seriously, what is wrong with the current battery location? You
> > > could put it under the passenger seat but that is where most of us
> > > keep their aux batteries.
> >
> >
> > But, with regard to " .... what is wrong with the current battery
> > location?": One thing is the outgassing of hydrogen from the
> > battery. Hydrogen is explosive when mixed with oxygen. VW addressed
> > the problem by small vents in the battery box, and a gasket on the
> > lid (to keep the gas out of the van). But for most of the vans, the
> > lid no longer fits tightly, so the gasket is not functional. The
> > other thing is, what happens when the van rolls, and the battery case
> > fails to contain the battery acid? Such failure is not likely, but
> > it only takes one time to be a tragedy.
> >
> > I, too, have thought about the battery location. Some compound the
> > concern by adding an auxiliary battery under the driver's seat, or
> > under the rear passenger seat.
> >
> > I think Scott Daniel has frequently commented on this, or at least
> > has commented on it, if not frequently. His solution is to use space
> > in the engine compartment, in front of the right tail light, for the
> > battery. I don't know if he has actually put one there. It would
> > mean a much smaller run of cable to the alternator, for sure.
> >
> > BTW, prior to the 1950s, it was common for American built sedans and
> > pickups to have a battery box under the floor of the passenger
> > compartment. Only in the early fifties were batteries moved to the
> > engine compartment in nearly all cars.
> >
> > David McNeely
> >
>
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Jake
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