Battery inside vehicle.

[Phill265]

Hi guys, I've just got a new secondary battery for my gq lwb. It's 1500 cca and 210 ah so you could imagine it's not that small. I'm looking at placing it in the back of the wagon, with that is this safe to do so? Will it let of gas while charging?

[Cuppa]

What sort of battery is it?

If it is an AGM or Gel battery it will be fine.

If it is a ‘wet’ battery (sealed type or not) it should not go inside the vehicle.
If a wet battery is being fully charged (by dc to dc charger or by solar) it will when getting close to full charge bubble & gas. Believe me it stinks! It is also potentially explosive in the confined space of a car interior. If it’s only being charged by the alternator (& thus is not being fully charged) it is less likely to bubble & gas, but if the car is driven regularly without the battery being used it still could.
Have you ever seen a wet battery explode? I have, & assure you I wouldn’t want one inside any vehicle I was travelling in.

[4bye4]

Ditto what Cuppa said. Even with a gel or glass mat battery, I would put it in a battery box. Available from battery supply shops or marine supply shops. We put a lot of batteries in the rear of vans and utes to start on board machinery and always mount the battery in a box in case of physical damage or leakage.

[Bloodyaussie]

Just be mindful that batteries can explode... on our recent trip too licola matty's battery exploded and battery acid covered the back of his car... it was like a large rifle going off.

[Bloodyaussie]

[Phill265]

Thanks guys, well it's a wet maintance free battery so I'm thinking its not a good idea to be putting it inside. I still have good use for the battery though so it's no loss. Think I just need to invest in one that goes under the bonnet.

[threedogs]

1500cca would be awesome as a winch battery, 210AH bloody handy too
How big is it??
I'd fit it in a battery box ,even if you make one to suit, would
cater for any camp lighting issues you may have.
Maybe even combine it with a 100 watt solar panel lol

[Phill265]

The battery is 520Long x 275Wide x 248High here's a link to the type of battery it is https://parts.cat.com/en/catcorp/153-5720 I have been looking into ways to make more safe so I could place it in the back like a battery box with some good ventilation out of the cab. A manual isolating switch between the dual battery isolator and the battery. My plan is to have have my main orginal battery to a dual battery isolator to another battery under the bonnet that there just to run the winch and a light bar, another dual battery isolator to a manual isolator to the big battery in the back of the wagon. That battery will be used for work lights, fridge and maybe a travel buddy camp oven down the track.

[threedogs]

You could run some figure 8 to the rear via a thermo couple and terminate it with a 50 amp
Anderson plug, Always handy to have a "mobile" battery box at camp

[Phill265]

Well I have to be honest Threedogs I've never even heard of a thermo couple, can you tell me a bit about this please what role this plays. I'm pretty green at the whole electronics side.