Depends how conductive the water was. At 12V it's entirely possible a submerged battery didn't short itself out.
On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 8:20 AM, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wouldn't there be a dead short across the wet terminals? > ....I suppose all the heat would go into the water in that case. > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: ch...@wbmfg.com > To: "Animal Farm" <af@afmug.com> > Sent: 5/2/2018 10:39:44 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Sealed AGM Batteries and Water > > Their vent valves are one way check valves so it is probably just fine. >> -----Original Message----- From: Nate Burke Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 >> 6:58 AM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] Sealed AGM Batteries and Water >> I had an equipment box that got completely submerged due to a water main >> break. All the equipment like routers and UPS are toast, but would the >> 100+ AH AGM Batteries still be good? I haven't had a chance to put a >> voltmeter or anything on them yet, but could they be 'trusted' since they >> were fully submerged for several hours? >> >> Nate >> > >
