white powder under battery box
I have a situation I've not seen before. My TT has a plastic battery box with a deep cycle 12v battery in it. It is not a sealed battery. A few months ago when I went to get it out of storage (tota...
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dougrainer wrote:
Also, the PURPOSE of a Battery box is to CONTAIN any possible acid spill. To prevent acid from getting out and marring floors or rust the metal frame and box trays. If installed correctly with its lid(cover) water intrusion should not happen. If left plugged into 120 power, it is normal for lead acid batteries to sometimes boil and vent. The result is that white power. Doug
Thanks! Looks like I messed up a perfectly good battery box by drilling a couple of holes in it so rain water would drain out if any got in. I'm going to patch the holes, clean everything up, repaint the metal frame and try again.
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