Battery in boot - fumes worry.

[dombat]

Might move the battery to the boot soon.

One of the posts from a while back reckons the boot is vented, so there should be no fumes in the cabin. Is this right?

Anyone had any problems with fumes, smells or leaks?

 

[EVOBAD]

why would ther be fumes mate most of the modified guys put the battrie in the boot with no problems

 

[stumo]

Evo, it gives off fumes as it gets charged

 

[Keira]

Anyone had any problems with fumes, smells or leaks?

regulary, the missues hates it, doesn't find it funny and wont pull my finger anymore :lol:

 

[stumo]

any follow-throughs?

 

[Keira]

not lately, although it has been known in the past :shock:

 

[EVOBAD]

Evo, it gives off fumes as it gets charged

never noticed it mate:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Fusion Ed]

You do have to be a bit careful, however there are vents in the back of the boot and it seems that they do a good enough job, but not enough that I would really trust it alone.
I will say however, batteries vent hydrogen and oxygen as they charge, also in a perfect combination for nice combustion. They can go bang, I have seen it happen (not in a car) and I can honestly say the result was serious with not allot left of the battery and one hell of a mess around it, this was in an open space, I hate to think what would the result would be in the back of a car.

 

[Studlife]

drill a atmosphere vent out of the battery box, or get a dry or spiral cell battery

 

[CanadianR]

dry cell, optima battery, or simply charge the battery outside the car. :lol::lol::lol:

 

[pulsarboby]

batteries do give off fumes but you wont have a problem, i can assure you.
in all my years of being a dumb ass mechanic i have only ever seen one battery explode, and that was lobbed onto a bonfire lol