Smoking battery - Event Date: 30 Sep 2017

Message Share Topic Printable Version Google Delicious Digg StumbleUpon Windows Live Yahoo Bookmarks reddit Facebook MySpace Newsvine Furl Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic

   Hello all, I'm the proud owner of a 2014 177 that my wife and I use for exploring the great pacific NW. Recently we were camping at Cape Disappointment in Washington when the R Pod battery started smoking and smoldering. Actually, we had unhooked the trailer from my truck in order to go fishing for a few hours. When we returned a neighbor camper notified us that while we were gone the campground started to have a strong sulfer odor so he looked around and found the battery smoking. He turned off the campsite electric panel and the battery eventually stopped smoking. Does anyone have an idea what could have caused this to happen?

Author	Message Share Topic Printable Version Google Delicious Digg StumbleUpon Windows Live Yahoo Bookmarks reddit Facebook MySpace Newsvine Furl Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic
NW explorer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 30 Sep 2017 Location: Washougal Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Calendar Event: Smoking battery Posted: 30 Sep 2017 at 2:49pm
	Hello all, I'm the proud owner of a 2014 177 that my wife and I use for exploring the great pacific NW. Recently we were camping at Cape Disappointment in Washington when the R Pod battery started smoking and smoldering. Actually, we had unhooked the trailer from my truck in order to go fishing for a few hours. When we returned a neighbor camper notified us that while we were gone the campground started to have a strong sulfer odor so he looked around and found the battery smoking. He turned off the campsite electric panel and the battery eventually stopped smoking. Does anyone have an idea what could have caused this to happen?

mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 30 Sep 2017 at 5:04pm
	Normally this would be indicative of a shorted battery, somehow a negative plate has made contact with a positive plate. There could be other causes but, start with removing the old battery, have it tested, it will be bad. Get another battery and run a controlled experiment, that will give you chance to monitor charging system and loads. You need a meter and some basic knowledge. The charging system when working right is controlled, so I think that will not be the issue, but without testing, who knows. There are many engineers in the world who can tell you how things works, but when they don't - clueless.
	Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

NW explorer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 30 Sep 2017 Location: Washougal Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Posted: 30 Sep 2017 at 5:35pm
	Thank you Mike, sounds like a good start to figuring this out.