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Subject:Re: Primary battery ventilation?
From:Ron Lussier
Date:Fri, 25 Jul 1997 09:50:00 -0700

At 03:20 PM 7/24/97 -0400, mark keller wrote:
>Ron,
>
>There is a small hole beneath the battery in my 91', I was going to run a
>tube into it.  This possible since the stamped sheetmetal panel has a large
>depression where the tube would normally be crushed by the battery's
>weight.  Alternatively I've, not REALLY looked behind some of the
>structural gusseting in the batter compartment, so there could be one
>hiding.  Finally, if I get to the job of venting my battery and I decide
>the hole is a drain, I'll just drill one, watching out of course for all of
>the subfloor obstacles.  Oh yeah, I'll try to locate the hole so it doen't
>land to close the box frame.  Nasty spot for a corrosion experiment!

Mark,

Thanks, this did the trick for me!

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