Keep The Top Of Flooded Batteries Bone Dry
Cell to cell electrical leakage can and does develop if the top of the battery gets wet. This is an issue with flat top recessed cap batteries. The leakage can grow and become dozens of milliamps. It ...
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Rain water is not nearly as conductive as condensed acid. I was referring to the top of the (hold your breath)..........jar
not the plates which of course needed not any elaboration.
To STOP dead in it's tracks, forever, acid attacking steel hold down parts, clean the parts with baking soda solution then apply a heavy (coats) of asphaltic based undercoating which comes in a spray can at your auto parts store. If the can says you can paint it, it's not asphalt based.
I did this on the Miss Kelly II, thirty two years ago and last I checked the battery compartment had gone through a dozen sets of batteries but not a fleck of corrosion on the steel.
The circular joint around the battery post as it passes upward through the lid MUST BE SEALED or GASKETED. Oil impregnated felt washers are the usual answer to this but they work best if they are saturated to the point of dripping wet.
Th holes on top of that made in Xaopeng battery box are there are an aid to injection molding. Useless and actually detrimental.
Pry up the flapper tops on your RV battery and look down into the trough to see the six cell filler holes. Is the space BETWEEN the holes wet? That's a voltage leakage path. Dry thoroughly. Smear silicone grease between the holes, clean and dry the flapper top plugs and smear grease around the plugs. This will REDUCE self discharging.
not the plates which of course needed not any elaboration.
To STOP dead in it's tracks, forever, acid attacking steel hold down parts, clean the parts with baking soda solution then apply a heavy (coats) of asphaltic based undercoating which comes in a spray can at your auto parts store. If the can says you can paint it, it's not asphalt based.
I did this on the Miss Kelly II, thirty two years ago and last I checked the battery compartment had gone through a dozen sets of batteries but not a fleck of corrosion on the steel.
The circular joint around the battery post as it passes upward through the lid MUST BE SEALED or GASKETED. Oil impregnated felt washers are the usual answer to this but they work best if they are saturated to the point of dripping wet.
Th holes on top of that made in Xaopeng battery box are there are an aid to injection molding. Useless and actually detrimental.
Pry up the flapper tops on your RV battery and look down into the trough to see the six cell filler holes. Is the space BETWEEN the holes wet? That's a voltage leakage path. Dry thoroughly. Smear silicone grease between the holes, clean and dry the flapper top plugs and smear grease around the plugs. This will REDUCE self discharging.
