Overcharged battery
Looking for advice and assistance. I recently purchased a 2001 Coleman bay side elite pop up camper. Last month we used it for a 3 day weekend and on the second day we started to smell what can only b...
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rrupert wrote:eHoefler wrote:
Your battery SHOULD NOT be inside the camper. It needs to be in a air tight cabinet that is vented to the out side, or mounted on the tongue. When a battery out gases from charging, which is normal, the gas is very explosive and can be lethal if inhaled.
I agree, the battery needs to be in a battery box mounted on the place provided on the tongue. I'm assuming that someone move the battery into the storage trunk which seems like a good idea, but it's not.
Sorry gang....think you are 'reading into' post
OP stated
Since the battery was in the camper when we got it I assumed it was just bad and the smell was due to the missing cap.
As in...battery came with the RV
NOT 'in' as inside RV
Popup trailer with single propane cylinder and one battery on tongue
