battery relocation?? pics??

[JAS]

I believe that batteries do out gas hydrogen. orderless, tasteless, invisible gas that is very explosive.

I do also believe that you can get around that by running some weather stripping around the lid of the tool box, and a hose from the tool box to the exterior of the XJ and put just elbow above the roof or perhaps hi near the back hatch. Something along the lines of an axle vent tube.

 

[Detour]

Check this out... it's a nice set up and it's not a bad price either.....

http://www.quadratec.com/products/17004_700.htm

Nice, but add a full bumper with a winch a'lil stress on the coils from wheel'in and it wont
be long until you buy some ACO's to keep your XJ level.

Jist my 2 cents

 

[johnnyc]

I have that Mean Green tray so that I could put a York compressor where the battery used to be.

You know they say that it's okay to mount an Optima on its side. And I know it's a "dry cell" battery. But I had SOMETHING leaking out of my Red Top when on its side. :dunno: I changed it out for an Odyssey, which can sit upright in the same location.

 

[Monkey55]

from what I have been told the danger arises from high charging situations when large amounts of hydrogen/ogygen are produced and the danger of ignition increases, it is not toxic.

This was posted on another forum from someone I do not know -

I am sincerely interested in answering any battery related questions. I'll even try my best to be unbiased. Yes I do work for Optima and I have for over 13 years. However, I am a car nut and I am genuinely interested in providing quality information to help make our hobby enjoyable for all.

To start I will answer the first question on this post to the best of my ability.

To be 100% safe for passengers and for the interior of your vehicle, you should make sure your battery is vented outside the vehicle no matter what brand or technology automotive battery you purchase. All lead acid batteries will gas during recharge. Flooded or traditional wet batteries will gas outside immediately regardles if it is maintenance free or not. Sealed batteries will gas internally (without venting) to a certain point. However, if a sealed battery is ever overcharged to a point where the pressure exceeds the safety valves thereshold, they will vent also. Overcharging is not normal and it shouldn't happen if everything is in working order however, alternators have been known to fail and chargers do not always function as intended. All trunk or interior mounted batteries should be vented to be 100% safe. With that said the amount of potential gas released will depend on how significantly and how long the battery is overcharged. If you are confident that your alternator will never fail then the risk is up to you. I watch my gages and I use good equipment that I am am confident in. I also know that the amount of gas that could emit during a breif overcharge is hardly enough to do any harm. I personally wouldn't worry about venting a trunk mounted AGM battery......but if you want to be 100% safe then vent the battery outside the vehicle. All OE manufacturers do this for a reason.

There are many different batteries available with vent tube provisions and running the vent tube is a fairly easy process. The AC Delco battery I just took out of my '06 Z06 had a vent provision. Most all European DIN sizes have the provision since many Euopean cars have batteries mounted in trunks or passenger compartments.

Vent kits are available for most all batteries with venting provisions. They are available at most battery specialists. If you need help finding a particular size battery with a vent provision please shoot me an email (no pm's please).

I hope this helps as an answer to the first post.

Take it as you will. I like to error on the cautious side.

E

 

[5-90]

Don't batteries emit fumes, and need to be vented? Or can you just mount in the cargo area without proper venting?

Nope - not hearsay. Even the "sealed" (won't leak electrolyte; AGM and Gel cell) batteries emit hydrogen gas when under charge, and therefore want to be vented. You don't need much - but you will want to run a small hose from your battery box to the outside somewhere, and you'll want to take some small precaution to keep it from outgassing into the cabin.

Optimas, Odysseys, and the like won't spill electrolyte, but they have that vent in the top for a reason - and not because it looks good...

 

[Pharaoh XJ]

Check this out... it's a nice set up and it's not a bad price either.....

http://www.quadratec.com/products/17004_700.htm

What kind of radiator is that ?

 

[yourconfusedhaha]

What kind of radiator is that ?

looks stock for a 4 cylinder xj

 

[beakie]

I take it you searched this topic and found this thread? seeing as it has been dead for a few months.

well done to searching and giving feedback either way I guess.

 

[techno1154]

Check this out... it's a nice set up and it's not a bad price either.....

http://www.quadratec.com/products/17004_700.htm

I have that same setup in my XJ except I built my own battery hold down. By-the way, that pic is of a 2.5L/4 cylinder. the 6 cylinder/4.0 engine compartment is a lot more crowded.

 

[BlueCuda]

I have that Mean Green tray so that I could put a York compressor where the battery used to be.

You know they say that it's okay to mount an Optima on its side. And I know it's a "dry cell" battery. But I had SOMETHING leaking out of my Red Top when on its side. :dunno: I changed it out for an Odyssey, which can sit upright in the same location.

They are not a dry cell battery, they are Absorbed Glass Mat(AGM). AGMs have characteristics of lead acid batteries but the Acid is absorbed into a fiberglass cloth more or less...looks like wet toilet paper if you ever get one open(or if you overcharge it enough it comes out the vents). Optima does claim you can mount them in any position in there advertising. However, call Optima and they will most likely tell you its not the best idea. A friend of a friend had the same problem with a sideways mounted red top, he bitched to Optima and they said not to mount it that way lol.

And if someone is going to mount one sideways, don't put the vents on the bottom like the above picture, that is asking for a leak. Up top they probably will never leak but not sure how the battery would hold up either way.

Some of the newer Optimas will take a vent tube and do not have the small vents on top. A vent tube would be nice because the battery could be left exposed and still be vented to the outside. This design hasn't made it to the common yellows and reds though.

 

[xjjeepthing]

nice setup

 

[Blaine B.]

Very clean, except a 4 cyl...bleh.

 

[Boatwrench]

You coulkd place a battery in a marine battery box and then vent to the outside of the jeep to eliminate gaseous posioning of the vehicles occupants. :dunno:

 

[Imjosh]

For those who like the smaller lighter idea I ran a battery from Braille in my DD 240 for along time with out any trouble. It was the 11.5lbs version.

 

[sunburned]

For those who like the smaller lighter idea I ran a battery from Braille in my DD 240 for along time with out any trouble. It was the 11.5lbs version.

Not smart at all to run a small battery in a Jeep. I had that same battery in my mustang and while it was super light and compact, it would hardly start after 3 days of sitting in the garage in cold weather. If you want to run something like this, don't even think about a winch or even off-road lights.