And the oxygen may actually help :) I know that if you overcharge a battery, or it is a bad battery, you get a sulfur smell. 99% of the time I am running on shore power. The battery voltage oscillates between 12.7 and 14.1 I suspect that most of the charging current goes directly to my consumption without going into the battery, which is mostly cabin lights and the fridge. Not sure how much chemical reaction happens then I have a 40 amp charger, and on the average I use 10 amps. It was mostly an economical decision to use lead acid batteries. Next round I will switch to Gel-Cell batteries Thanks Ahmet
On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 4:58 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Ahmet, > > Symptoms?.... Kaboom! > > During the charging process the same electrical current that is used to > charge the batteries also tears the chemical bonds in the water molecules > apart. This is know as electrolysis. The result is hydrogen and oxygen > gas. All lead acid batteries are subject to this. This is the reason that > water needs added periodically. Overcharging and using excessive current > will increase the amount of electrolysis occurring. > > My opinion is that the amount of explosive gas being generated is > relatively insignificant and our boats are not air tight enough to allow > gasses to accumulate. Hydrogen is also different from propane and gasoline > fumes in that hydrogen is lighter than air and will not accumulate in the > low points of the bilge. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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