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1. [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: Tim <tputland@charter.net>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 08:41:20 -0400 (EDT); Correct me if I am mistaken here: When charging an automotive battery, it has to be in a well ventilated space, correct? If true, what about using a battery tender? Would it be at all dangerous to ha; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00054.html (6,436 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 07:35:56 -0700; Overcharging--charging at too high voltage--will cause a lead-acid battery to vent hydrogen gas (that's why you want to ground to chassis when jumping a car battery--just in case). The modern batter; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00055.html (8,468 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: "Elton E. (Tony) Clark" <eltonclark@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 10:04:45 -0500; *I will be interested to hear what others say* *but I do not think my 750 MA "Battery Tenders" will be boiling off enough gas to be any kind of hazard. My 40 amp booster charger might be another stor; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00056.html (8,008 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>; Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:56:20 -0700; I have personal experience with this. 15 years ago I bought a used Chevy van for work. The previous owner must be a hunter or fisherman who camped in the vehicle regularly. He had installed a 2nd bat; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00061.html (9,393 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 20:28:17 -0500; owner front smell Boiling batteries have a very distinct smell. I used to smell it from time to time when I worked at service station along a highway. I think it's hydrogen sulfide or something like; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00066.html (8,691 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 18:29:32 -0700; FWIW, I've had a similar experience that was caused not by the alternator but by a shorted cell in the battery. I wasn't so lucky, though, the hydrogen/oxygen mixture got ignited and the first thing; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00067.html (7,710 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 18:44:15 -0700; Just to echo what others have said, it should be just fine as long as you use a "smart" tender. Even one of the old "trickle chargers" would probably be OK from a safety standpoint, but they will sho; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00071.html (7,453 bytes)
8. Re: [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: "Elton E. (Tony) Clark" <eltonclark@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 21:29:12 -0500; *There was a time period when new batteries were shipped dry and we dealers had to fill* *them with acid and give them an initial charge.* ** *We had about 3 charging parallel with too much amperage; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00072.html (7,804 bytes)
9. [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: tputland at charter.net (Tim); Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 08:41:20 -0400 (EDT); Correct me if I am mistaken here: When charging an automotive battery, it has to be in a well ventilated space, correct? If true, what about using a battery tender? Would it be at all dangerous to ha; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00222.html (7,936 bytes)
10. [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell); Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 07:35:56 -0700; Tim, Overcharging--charging at too high voltage--will cause a lead-acid battery to vent hydrogen gas (that's why you want to ground to chassis when jumping a car battery--just in case). The modern ba; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00223.html (9,816 bytes)
11. [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: eltonclark at gmail.com (Elton E. (Tony) Clark); Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 10:04:45 -0500; *I will be interested to hear what others say* *but I do not think my 750 MA "Battery Tenders" will be boiling off enough gas to be any kind of hazard. My 40 amp booster charger might be another stor; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00224.html (9,854 bytes)
12. [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke); Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:56:20 -0700; I have personal experience with this. 15 years ago I bought a used Chevy van for work. The previous owner must be a hunter or fisherman who camped in the vehicle regularly. He had installed a 2nd bat; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00229.html (10,572 bytes)
13. [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt); Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 20:28:17 -0500; owner front smell Boiling batteries have a very distinct smell. I used to smell it from time to time when I worked at service station along a highway. I think it's hydrogen sulfide or something like; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00234.html (10,021 bytes)
14. [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 18:29:32 -0700; FWIW, I've had a similar experience that was caused not by the alternator but by a shorted cell in the battery. I wasn't so lucky, though, the hydrogen/oxygen mixture got ignited and the first thing; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00235.html (8,964 bytes)
15. [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 18:44:15 -0700; Just to echo what others have said, it should be just fine as long as you use a "smart" tender. Even one of the old "trickle chargers" would probably be OK from a safety standpoint, but they will sho; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00239.html (8,408 bytes)
16. [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 1): Author: eltonclark at gmail.com (Elton E. (Tony) Clark); Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 21:29:12 -0500; *There was a time period when new batteries were shipped dry and we dealers had to fill* *them with acid and give them an initial charge.* ** *We had about 3 charging parallel with too much amperage; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00240.html (8,614 bytes)

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