Repeater BuilderBrian,
Not to argue but If it is a valve regulated battery it can happen. Some smart
Engineer somewhere put that valve in place for a reason...........
If the battery is charged with a good charger and the health of the battery is
ok then normally you are correct but it can and does happen. I have seen and
smelled it personally.
Just because they use the batteries on power chairs doesn't mean they won't
vent. They use the batteries on the power chairs because they are the best
battery for the application. Not perfect.
Google AGM valve regulated batteries. I know wikipedia is not always a great
source but you can start there and then follow the numerous other sites that
discuss this.
Tim
KB2MFS
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Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Digest Number 7381
1b. Re: AGM Batteries
Posted by: "Brian Marburger" wqgp...@yahoo.com wqgp673
Sun Aug 8, 2010 9:24 am (PDT)
those batteries agm are used on power chairs too. they do not vent
--- On Sun, 8/8/10, Tim and Janet <kb2...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Tim and Janet <kb2...@gmail.com>
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: AGM Batteries
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, August 8, 2010, 1:37 PM
Valve regulated batteries can and do vent at times.
The best way to prevent this is to ensure you have a good charger. We use
"smart" chargers where I work and still occasionally a battery will
hiccup. I personally would install the battery outside of the main
cabinet.
YMMV
Tim Campbell (The other Tim)
Repeater Builder
