05-04-13, 05:42 PM | #11 |
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I was not aware of a thermoelectric cooling pad. How does that work?
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05-05-13, 12:45 AM | #12 |
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05-06-13, 08:58 PM | #13 |
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I'm probably gonna build a box to begin with and just ventilate it with a fan to begin with. Maybe you can get a thread going on Thermoelectric Panels and I can copy your set-up?
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05-08-13, 05:09 AM | #14 |
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I keep my batteries in my bedroom on an open rack. I know if they are cold..
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05-14-13, 09:09 AM | #15 |
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Offgridkindaguy. that's pretty funny. ah the smell of hydrogen sulfide in the morning
(of course you're probably using gel/sealed batteries) verdigo: ya. I insulated the floor (well I have to in my climate) and then found this great site. http://www.buildingscience.com/resou...nd-crawlspaces among others. I used pressure treated joists and according to the studies I've now seen ... good thing. I have plans to add some kind of additional passive solar/hydro battery heating in the winter, but man I have a list of projects a mile long, so hopefully in 2014... |
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ps: I ventilate my battery box with a 4" abs pipe without fan. seems to work fine.
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05-14-13, 08:02 PM | #17 |
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I was thinking along the same lines but using a 12 volt computer fan on the outlet PVC pipe.
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05-14-13, 09:06 PM | #18 |
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Nope.. Don't smell a thing. If I did, the charge voltage is too high. Had them there since '89. I treat my battery like a kid. If I'm cold, so are they!
Right now I have 8 L-16's there..
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05-18-13, 02:57 PM | #19 |
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hey offgridkindaguy. how long have you had the l-16s? 24v or 48?
verdigo. would be interesting to have the fan run just when you need it. is there a hydrogen sulfide sensor for arduino? lol. |
05-18-13, 06:05 PM | #20 |
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I'm sure passive ventilation is ok to keep the gas build-up to a minimum. I'm mainly concerned about getting some heat vented out in the summer months.
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