[PSUBS-MAILIST] inside battery

[hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles]

Hi all, I may have made a bad judgment call, I added batteries to Gamma and was intending to put them in the escape pod.  I decided to just put them in the back of the hull instead.  I borrowed the batteries from Elementary 3000, they are lead acid in a fibreglass box, flooded with oil with a bladder top.  To my mind they are safe because they are flooded with oil.  At the same time, are they dangerous because they are flooded with oil.  I can's see why they are dangerous, but at the same time, I know people talk about the danger of oil in a sub.  I am not sure why?  I don't want to invest in AGM batteries yet because I am not totally confident I will be happy with the range.  I think I might need a diesel engine.  I have worked out the diesel engine idea but it is a 10K investment.  That is why I want to give batteries a try first.  What to do?Hank
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