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Re: Audi batteries
- To: quattro@aries.East.Sun.COM (Quattro mailing list)
- Subject: Re: Audi batteries
- From: tomh@metrics.com (Tom Haapanen)
- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1993 08:43:27 -0400
- In-Reply-To: Bill Samaras DTN 223-7322 15-Jul-1993 0836 <samaras@wrksys.enet.dec.com> "Audi batteries" (Jul 15, 8:32)
- Reply-To: tomh@metrics.com (Tom Haapanen)
Bill wrote:
> Don't forget, you backseat battery folks, that the battery needs to be
> vented to the outside of the vehicle to prevent the accumulation of
> explosive hydrogen gas. [...]
> p.s. I wonder if the old VW Carmann Ghia's had vented batteries? Maybe
> they just blew up.
None of the older VWs with batteries under the rear seat (Beetles, Karmann
Ghias, 181s, Type IIIs etc.) had venting to the outside. Haven't heard of
any blowing up though... :)
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