Shore charging
I'll be storing my RV at home now, the storage facility we used is doing away with their outdoor storage. Over the years I typically would bring it home and charge it once a month for a day or so. N...
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ArchHoagland wrote:
It doesn't boil out the top and the batteries are very clean. I've checked them with a hydrometer and all is well.
Unless the charging voltage is WAY too high, batteries do NOT lose water from "boiling" but from electrolysis where the water breaks down into hydrogen and oxygen and those gasses then escape through the vents.
Sometimes a tiny bit of acid fumes goes along for the ride. Good vent caps will prevent that from getting out; most vent caps are not good.
