Generator compartment - how hot does it get?
Ok- I just picked up my Spartan 1245 on Friday and I am hating the amount of basement I lost due to having a generator. It’s turrible. I known the batteries are installed there. Will I also be able...
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nayther wrote:2btowed wrote:
Gen gets pretty warm,but is made to work in enclosure.Draws in air from one side underneath and blows out other side after going over cooling fins.Unless you have sealed batteries,DO NOT,mount inverter in battery compartment!!Gases can explode,and more probably they will eat away at the inverters electronics.If the bat compartment is sealed from the rest of the front storage,and it should be,you can mount inverter behind the batts up high on the wall.Short electric run and close to everything you need.When you get inverter if possibe get inverter/charger.Its what the BIG rigs have and makes charging faster,and easy.You can also wire inverter into 110v system and that makes all receptacles hot.One of the best things I have done..pricey but your batts will love you.
I have a small inverter mounted next to my batteries, about 6" above and to the side, had it there for years, works great, no corrosion issues battery was originally in a marine battery box, no special venting, etc. just a handy means of attaching the battery, ditched that long ago. Entire underside of the battery compartment is wide open. Battery fumes are VERY heavy. I think this is a bit paranoid.
I don't think it's being paranoid. Battery do vent caustic explosive fumes. Inverters can create sparks, I'm not suggesting disaster is going to happen if they are in the same compartment. However I would make sure there is adequate ventilation and avoid putting them in same compartment if possible.
I'm not sure what the risk factor is? But pretending an inverter spark will never ignite battery gases is not prudent.
