Battery in a Box - What about venting fumes?

[green536@hotmail.com (Chris DeLong)]

  VW made alot of cars that came from the factory with vent tubes on the 
batteries.



Chris DeLong
ICQ#45030867
Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
'91 GLi 2.0 16V
'77 Rabbit 16V
'80 'Vert (parting out!)
'61 17 Window type II
'91 Vanagon
'78 Rabbit
'84 Jetta





>From: "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net>
>To: "T Berk" <tberk@mindspring.com>,"Scirocco List" 
><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Battery in a Box - What about venting fumes?
>Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 07:51:23 -0800
>
>TB-  Don't think I've ever seen a CAR battery with a vent tube. They all 
>have had vents in the cell caps.  Batteries really don't put out enough H2 
>to worry about...just keep the sparks/flames more than three feet away from 
>them...
>
>Larry
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: T Berk
>   To: Scirocco List
>   Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 12:39 AM
>   Subject: Battery in a Box - What about venting fumes?
>
>
>
>   Some cars spec battery locations that require the battery to be made
>   with a vent tube.
>
>   What are you guys doing about hydrogen gas?
>
>   TBerk
>
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