Battery box/upgrade questions.
Hey guys, Just bought our first tt and already looking at upgrades. It's a 2004 okanagann eclipse ecl-21. Right now it has one 12 volt battery under the dinette (front of trailer) in a sealed/v...
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Sure, a vent out the side, at the top, will be fine. I built a vented box inside my trailer that holds two GC2 6V batteries. The vent is on the side of the box. The exterior vent outlet has a flapper so gas can only exit.
FWIW, I did some research on the amount of gas produced by charging a battery before I started my battery box. The amount of hydrogen and other gases produced is really not that great. Yes, you want to vent to insure there isn't a hydrogen build up but the amount is not huge. I can't offhand, remember the exact cu. ltrs. produced but that information is out there, should you wish to get technical with vent sizes and such.
FWIW, I did some research on the amount of gas produced by charging a battery before I started my battery box. The amount of hydrogen and other gases produced is really not that great. Yes, you want to vent to insure there isn't a hydrogen build up but the amount is not huge. I can't offhand, remember the exact cu. ltrs. produced but that information is out there, should you wish to get technical with vent sizes and such.
