Discrete Solar Power System for Truck Bed & Topper

fatboytx

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This is an old thread ... but ... did you install batteries inside the bed of the truck? If so ... how do you vent them?
 

rayra

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There's no need to vent them. That's almost entirely a bit of old lore. not an issue with modern "sealed" batteries. The miniscule amount of hydrogen they might produce isn't going to be trapped by a camper-shell's design. And especially not if a human is back there with a window / vent open
 

hour

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There's no need to vent them. That's almost entirely a bit of old lore. not an issue with modern "sealed" batteries. The miniscule amount of hydrogen they might produce isn't going to be trapped by a camper-shell's design. And especially not if a human is back there with a window / vent open

Makes me feel better about not venting sealed batteries in my shell :sombrero:

Since I can see daylight through the bed and I don't have tailgate seals I figured it'd be okay. And I don't sleep back there, definitely wouldn't mid morning when the panels were starting to ramp up..
 

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