Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:27:14 -0400
Reply-To: Eric Caron <eric.caron@ICLOUD.COM>
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From: Eric Caron <eric.caron@ICLOUD.COM>
Subject: Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
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I look forward to replies from those who have better battering knowledge then me!
My battery does have the vents and hoses. I noticed a opening in the battery compartment and I have the hoses leading under the van.
Eric Caron
85 GL Auto
> On Mar 27, 2019, at 12:19 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> I don't have enough formal education to confirm that this is true
> (beyond suffering no obvious health issue running 3 batteries in my
> 1981 Westfalia) but I've read posts over on the samba Vanagon forum
> suggesting that the amounts of hydrogen off gassing from a standard LA
> battery during normal use is not a real concern even if one is running
> a second or maybe even third LA aux battery. BUT..... if a battery
> or batteries are overcharged and vent of that "egg smell" hydrogen
> sulphide gas, that gas contained in the van might be a problem. And,
> the bigger problem could be the over charging causing the battery to
> fail in a dangerous manner.
>
> There may be variations on this for different model Vanagons and in
> different markets but both my 1988 and 1981 Westfalias have a vent to
> exterior on the passenger side battery box but do not have that
> exterior venting on the driver side box. Some folks put an AGM aux
> battery in that driver side box some use a standard LA (group 42?)
> battery as I do.
>
> Any standard flooded cell group 41 battery I've used in my Vanagon has
> had vent nipples. One vent is typically capped off so that the owner
> can choose which side they attach a vent tube to. On some apparently
> "maintenance free" batteries, one can still find a way to remove the
> covers to check fluid levels in cells. I'd suggest that any LA starter
> battery has to have some means of venting.
>
> Neil.
>
>
> On 3/27/19, Gabriel Hourtouat <ghourtouat@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> I don't have enough experience with it yet to make a well founded comment.
>> (Others users were impressed with their Walmart batteries, I believe.)
>>
>> Also, it's a wet cell; but I can't find that it is vented anywhere. I
>> figure it should be, but there is no way to check the liquid level; so I am
>> confused about it.
>>
>> g
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 2:34 PM Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Dennis.
>>>
>>> Venting is something to consider for sure so will consider investing
>>> in an AGM battery.
>
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> VE7TBN
>
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>
> 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8
>
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