Comments on: Is a car battery safe to store and use in an attic? http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/is-a-car-battery-safe-to-store-and-use-in-an-attic/ Thu, 17 May 2012 22:40:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: mikeamadison@sbcglobal.net http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/is-a-car-battery-safe-to-store-and-use-in-an-attic/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 mikeamadison@sbcglobal.net Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:34:04 +0000 http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/is-a-car-battery-safe-to-store-and-use-in-an-attic/#comment-2206 mikeamadison@sbcglobal.netYou can use a large, deep plastic pan to set the battery in. They sell them cheap at Home Depot. They are made to set water heaters in to preserve the floor. It is deep enough to contain battery spills, even if the whole battery leaks out. Use a trickle charger made to be run constantly. mikeamadison@sbcglobal.netYou can use a large, deep plastic pan to set the battery in. They sell them cheap at Home Depot. They are made to set water heaters in to preserve the floor. It is deep enough to contain battery spills, even if the whole battery leaks out. Use a trickle charger made to be run constantly.

]]> By: Chris http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/is-a-car-battery-safe-to-store-and-use-in-an-attic/comment-page-1/#comment-2205 Chris Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:23:08 +0000 http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/is-a-car-battery-safe-to-store-and-use-in-an-attic/#comment-2205 ChrisIt's probably fine, but you will need to keep it charged properly. You will need an inverter to change the voltage from 12 volts DC to 120 volts AC. You are going to need a very good battery and inverter to run a garage door opener and flood lights. The inverter itself will draw a lot of current from the battery. Inverters are best used on vehicles that are running so the alternator is charging the battery. I don't think putting one in your attic will be a safety hazard because it's a big enough space that the gasses will disperse and not explode. By the time you buy this battery, inverter, charger, and all of the wiring and connectors you could have bought yourself a small generator that will work much better and can come in handy for a lot of purposes. ChrisIt’s probably fine, but you will need to keep it charged properly. You will need an inverter to change the voltage from 12 volts DC to 120 volts AC. You are going to need a very good battery and inverter to run a garage door opener and flood lights. The inverter itself will draw a lot of current from the battery. Inverters are best used on vehicles that are running so the alternator is charging the battery.

I don’t think putting one in your attic will be a safety hazard because it’s a big enough space that the gasses will disperse and not explode.

By the time you buy this battery, inverter, charger, and all of the wiring and connectors you could have bought yourself a small generator that will work much better and can come in handy for a lot of purposes.

]]> By: overnightdeejay http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/is-a-car-battery-safe-to-store-and-use-in-an-attic/comment-page-1/#comment-2204 overnightdeejay Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:31:07 +0000 http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/is-a-car-battery-safe-to-store-and-use-in-an-attic/#comment-2204 overnightdeejaygo with a sealed gel cell or similar... you wont have the issues of watering and gassing that you would with a typical lead acid battery, and with the proper charger you should easily get a few years service life out of it. I have an optima deep cycle battery on a Schumacher 12 Amp automatic charger, in my office powering several scanners and two way radios for ham radio use, and I've never had an issue with it... just make sure the battery is placed on a stable and secure surface where it will not be jostled about, and off the floor so that if anything does leak, you are not seeping battery acids onto the wood framing. overnightdeejaygo with a sealed gel cell or similar…

you wont have the issues of watering and gassing that you would with a typical lead acid battery, and with the proper charger you should easily get a few years service life out of it.

I have an optima deep cycle battery on a Schumacher 12 Amp automatic charger, in my office powering several scanners and two way radios for ham radio use, and I’ve never had an issue with it…

just make sure the battery is placed on a stable and secure surface where it will not be jostled about, and off the floor so that if anything does leak, you are not seeping battery acids onto the wood framing.

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