RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] electrolyte plumbing

["Brian Cox" <ojaivalleybeefarm@dslextreme.com>]

Dan,

            One design aspect of my sub is that if I want to park it out in the open ocean I can flip it in a vertical position.   It will be able to sit in the ocean like a spar bouy.  That way I gain freeboard, the top hatch would be 2 feet out of the water and the sub would be really stable. 

 

  What if you have extra electrolyt in the lines, so when they were tilted 90 degrees there would be no electrolyte that would leave the battery cells.

 

Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org]On Behalf Of Dan H.
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 5:08 AM
To: Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] electrolyte plumbing

Brian,

 

How would you prevent the gas from forming on the new top of the cell with the battery turned on it's side?

 

With the gas bubble on top and the vents coming out of what is now the side, you would force the acid out until the battery drained down to the level of your vents before any gasses would vent. 

 

Why turn a battery on it's side anyway? 

 

Dan H.