yea but still id still rather vent it mine vents out of the botom of the box were the batter cables go though the floor in teh boot

yeah an they said it would be really unlucky for the gas's to blow up as they dont push out that much gas an if they did u would smell it as it smells like rotten eggs! as some of the older cars have there battery inside the car just sitting there!

I believe that techically it is supposed to be vented to the atmosphere still. However I couldnt find any thing on the Vicroads site last time i checked it just said that the electrical wiring must be secured ever 600mm and must be prevented from chaffing and cutting and that the battery should be securely mounted

Bumping this shizzle more pics plz.

BUMP would like to see pics of where you guys have joined the wires to send the cables to the boot and where you have run them from the engine bay.

well seeing as hydrogen is lighter than our normal air, if you vent the box through the bottom, the box will fill up wuth hydrogen gasses before it starts to vent. worse case scenario, one battery clamp isn't tight and it makes a spark... BOOM! thats how i figured it anyway. not sure how you would vent it properly but someone will have worked it out. nobody wants a hose sticking out their boot lid ay

correct hydrogen is lighter than air but the ventaliation is theoretically there to dilute the amount of hydrogen trapped int he battery box by allowing an air flow.

Running the positive cable near the fuel lines is a very bad idea. All electrical objects emit electrical and magnetic fields. Fuel has a very low flash point and can be ignited by electric fields (hence the reason your not allowed on mbile phones in fuel stations). When cranking a car over there are high loads meaning large fields which means that the car may go boom. Yes i know the cable is insulated but i guarantee its not enough. Chances of it happening are probably 1 in a million but if your going to do it its just as easy not to run it near the fuel lines. Someone before mentioned running it in the channels under the scuff panels which i think is brilliant because its completely invisible. anyone who wants to know more about this pm me. nathan.

Got a crazy battery the other day from olympic batteries...its somewhere near parra..They Sell heaps of different types of batteries, the one I ended up getting I think they make up themselves, Fully sealed, and close to 1000cca which was double any of the other ones he had there....Unbellievable price aswell $130

Quote: Originally Posted by Nathro Running the positive cable near the fuel lines is a very bad idea. All electrical objects emit electrical and magnetic fields. Fuel has a very low flash point and can be ignited by electric fields (hence the reason your not allowed on mbile phones in fuel stations). When cranking a car over there are high loads meaning large fields which means that the car may go boom. Yes i know the cable is insulated but i guarantee its not enough. Chances of it happening are probably 1 in a million but if your going to do it its just as easy not to run it near the fuel lines. Someone before mentioned running it in the channels under the scuff panels which i think is brilliant because its completely invisible. anyone who wants to know more about this pm me. nathan. Partially true^^^^^. Yes current running through cables produces a magnetic field, but theres no way a magnetic field alone can ignite fuel. If this was the case, how the hell are fuel refineries still standing with all the power cables running through the plant? Mobiles are banned at fuel stations because the authorities *suspect* it is the cause of petrol bowser fires. The more likely culprit is static electricity, where people have started filling up, sat back in the car then got out without touching any metal, then they touch the fuel filler and boom! Running cables near fuel lines would be the least of my worries.