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Re: Leaking Batterys

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
I don't think people have had many problems with those. If you're getting a lot of them, then I have a few questions (and I am willing to bet that Al will have more):

--How are the batteries stored?
--How are the batteries transported from charging to the robot?
--Is there anything sharpish on your robot in the general vicinity of the battery? (And, in general, what is your battery mount like?)
--How are you charging the batteries? --charger type, battery orientation, surrounding area
--What kind of temperatures are they seeing?

What I'm trying to do here is track down the root cause of the leaking. Track that down, and you can eliminate it.

#1 The are stored inside of a climate controlled room kept at 68 degrees farenheight
#2 the batteries are transported inside of a custom made acrylic case (each battery has it's own case and is strapped in a vertical position.
#3 There are no sharp object within 6inches of the battery and is strapped down with a sinch strap and held in with angle aluminum(1x1x1/4)
#4 Charger type: automatic speed charge model number sc-600a made by schumacher Battery orintation: upright surrounding area: climate controlled room with plenty of airflow
#5 not seeing anything other than 68-75 (room temperature)
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