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so i've heard rumors that sla bats release harmful fumes when charging and discharging. i was going to buy a solar panel and have it charge bats in my room. i cannot find info online about fumes. i think it is the flooded type of battery that is harmful. what is a flooded battery? what do u guys think? thanks!!
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It's Hydrogen gasses that are made when lead acid batteries are chargedOriginally posted by mnplus1556 View Post
and discharged. You do not want that, in a closed space, no matter how small the lab's.
Keep them in a ventalted room.
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ok so if i have a fan on the top of the batteries would it be safe? can i keep them in my room?Comment
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ok so if i have a fan on the top of them it will be safe? can i keep them in my room? thanksComment
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no, no, no,
please don't put any lead acid batteries in a living enviroment ever,
a fan on the top of them, just re-distributes the harmfull gasses...
A flooded battery is the ones you can open and add water to,
like the automobile and motorcycle batteries your already used to.
A bottom-vented box outside of the house in the shade,
with a wire running back inside is the bare minimum please.
Please study more first:
Battery Ventilation Safety "Lead Acid" - Google Search
EDIT:
I hit post before I realized I didn't answer your question.
There are many ways to suspend the electrolyte (water + acid),
like AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) or VLA (Vented Lead Acid) types.
They are already used in many interior device applications,
like computer UPS units and emergency lighting modules.
But the charge rates are carefully tailored for each
to keep harmful emmisions to a near zero level already.
However, using a standard battery charger instead
will cause some venting of poisonous gasses inside,
especially if overcharged even a little bit at all...
Don't get me wrong, many of us do it with judicious prudance,
even though we know better than to do it in the first place, heheh.
They can sit on the bench, and be used for tinkering too
at lower discharge "C" rates without any issue to be clear.
But charging them back up is the problem with them,
use your nose above any written document/advice !
If your discharging them at a rate that you can smell,
your already above safe limits, and they won't live long.
.Last edited by WeThePeople_USA; 10-30-2011, 08:13 PM.Comment
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ahhhh okay. thank you! i will look into maybe putting them in my shed or something. but doesn't the cold of a chicago winter hurt the batteries? thanksComment
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