Thread: Battery Tender/Trickle Charger Question: Hood open or closed?
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Old 12-09-2012, 04:45 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z View Post
If you are using the OEM battery, then I would recommend that you keep the hood open to reduce any buildup of highly-explosive Hydrogen gas. H2 is very light so if you just crack the hood a few inches, that should allow most of the gas to escape. Hydrogen buildup shouldn't be a big problem when trickle charging, but why take a chance?
What? where is this hydrogen gas coming from?

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