Secondary Battery

[Pignut]

Can I mount a secondary battery inside the back of my Shogun (In to boot area though it is not seperate i.e. like an estate)

I need to know if the battery will give out any nasty fumes?

Cheers

 

[Goose]

The battery will give off hydrogen gas while charging. It won't poison you but it is explosive! I think it would need to be in a ventilated area, if circumstances were wrong there is a chance of explosion. But then again FFR (fitted for radio) Landrovers used to have four huge lead acid batteries in the back just covered by a box, I don't recall any special ventilation. And FFRs were often hardtops, and I only saw one blow up, Well went on fire due to electrical fault.

 

[EdS]

But remember there are enough drafts and bad door seals in a Land vent anything.

Wit ha proper split charge system yes it should be possible. You may even be able to fit a second battery under the bonnet.

 

[seamonkey]

Here's a thread i started last year for my old van you may find useful - some good advice

cheers

G

 

[Pignut]

Cheers all,

I have the plit charger sytem and am happy with setting it up, my concern is the hydrogen Gas!!!

I have had a battery box with lid made up, but am concerned of explosions now!

 

[EdS]

not a problem with gel batteries.

 

[Pignut]

not a problem with gel batteries.

This is an old lead battery!

 

[Aragorn]

most leasure type battery's have a vent tube which could be fed to the outside of the boot, and gas should be safely vented outside, but don't take my word for it

 

[Spacemonkey]

Does yours not have twin batteris in the engine bay like mine? In Japan the Pajeros had this as a Winter Pack option along with a 40mm body lift on LWB models like mine. I don't know about UK models though, but is the space there?

Hydrogen gas released in the cabin might not be a good idea from a fire risk or even asphyxiation point of view. Nothing stopping you having a sealed battery box made up with a hose vent coming out through a seal somewhere in the body work if you must.

 

[spamel]

There should be a small pipe on the top of the battery if it is designed fot use inside the vehicle compartment. FFR lead batteries did have a pipe that vented the hydrogen out to atmosphere, it is just a rubber pipe that pushes over the little pipe that sticks out of the top of the battery. The army has moved to gel batteries now, as they are maintenance free, but if you are using lead batteries, make sure you check the levels regularly. If the fluid level drops below the lead plates inside, they can buckle and the battery dies.

 

[spamel]

Something like this:

or this: