Need a new 120Ahr Battery
- Thread starter Swerve
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Don't get the gas omitting battery, as it's in the van, go sealed battery, type agm. I made the mistake before finding this site, now I have a brand new deep cycle sitting in garage on charge waiting for a boat or 2nd car one to go flat.
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All ok then, I use agm just to be on the safe side of things, on our last van the manufacturer plumbed a tube from the battery box to an external vent.
The main issue with the gas is that fact that it contains sulphuric acid. This attacks all of the stitching on canvas, and things such as upholstery.
AGM batteries don't cause this problem
Non sealed batteries vent hydrogen gas during the charging cycle. Hydrogen gas is extremely explosive.
Our battery is under the wardrobe where it is extremely difficult to access which is why it is an AGM (no maintenance).
I have seen one give off sulphur gas as described above. I cannot describe how pungent the smell was and I was a touch nervous as I was worried about ignition source. It was located under the bed. You could smell it from well over 10 meters away outside. I was there as I am a plumber and the customer thought they had a gas leak at their house and rang it through as a emergency to the gas company. I would hate to see a battery gas at night while you were sleeping in a van.
