Yes they happen, Robb Cary of Battery Testing Co. has some frightening photos. I have lost contact with him however. I have had an experiance, but I did not take pictures. When you find the top of the battery and or battery enclousure blowen to smitherens it was a hydrogen explosion. Sorry I am on road today, would love to comment more. maybe later Darryl
--- On Wed, 12/15/10, Warren Lauzon <war...@wind-sun.com> wrote: From: Warren Lauzon <war...@wind-sun.com> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery based hydrogen incidents To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 11:05 AM In the 30+ years that we have been in the solar business, we have never seen or even heard of a single one. From: Dana Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 9:10 AM To: 'RE-wrenches' Subject: [RE-wrenches] Battery based hydrogen incidents Ken – To meet the flow have run 2 and 3 fans to meet the flow. 2” output from the fan into a 4” header with a matching 2.5” inlet as far away on the lowest portion of the battery box. In 22+ years in off grid installations I have yet to see or even hear of one hydrogen explosion. I get repeatedly asked why we have to go to the efforts we go to for box and venting. I am not able to provide even one incident that I have heard rumor of. Q - How many battery based hydrogen incidents have happened in our collective experience? Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc E - d...@solarwork.com V - 970.626.5253 F - 970.626.4140 C - 970.209.4076 web - www.solarwork.com "Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988" Do not ever belive anything, but seriously trust through action. From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Kent Osterberg Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 12:07 PM To: Wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Battery Venting Fellow Wrenches, The discussion about battery venting reminds me of a useful and inexpensive program, BattMV, for determining ventilation requirements per EN-50272. EN-50272 is a European standard used to determine how much air flow is needed for a room, I don't know of a equivalent standard used in the U.S. It takes a surprising amount of ventilation. For a 400-AH 48-volt L16 bank charged at 57.6 volts and 24 amps, it's about 7 CFM just to keep the %H2 down to 4%. A 12-volt Zephyr vent is good for about 5 CFM! If you think you are venting enough, take some time and study this issue. Kent Osterberg Blue Mountain Solar _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org Northern Arizona Wind & Sun - Electricity from the sun since 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Online Solar Store Free Solar Discussion Forum -------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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