I have 2 golf cart batteries hooked up to two 150 watt solar panels. Sometimes I will hear a hissing sound from one of the batteries. Is it normal for a battery to hiss? This is the same battery that had a mysterious black substance on the top of it when I was gone for 2 days.
When I hear it hiss, I freak out & disconnect the negative wire (from the black box w/ the readout) then re-connect later when I want lights/fan. Once I had the fan running & didn't hear the hiss til it was hissing Really loud. This has been such a worry to me that I finally disconnected the solar panels. I've gone back to using head lamp & keep cool by spritzing myself w/ spray bottle.
I've googled hissing battery & found both yes and no information.
The battery didn't feel hot or bulge at the sides.
I guess my questions are: Is this battery safe to use? Would anything bad happen if I would ignore the hissing no matter how loud it got?
My lady logic says hissing can't be a good thing.
Looking for some expert input. Thanks!!
When I hear it hiss, I freak out & disconnect the negative wire (from the black box w/ the readout) then re-connect later when I want lights/fan. Once I had the fan running & didn't hear the hiss til it was hissing Really loud. This has been such a worry to me that I finally disconnected the solar panels. I've gone back to using head lamp & keep cool by spritzing myself w/ spray bottle.
I've googled hissing battery & found both yes and no information.
The battery didn't feel hot or bulge at the sides.
I guess my questions are: Is this battery safe to use? Would anything bad happen if I would ignore the hissing no matter how loud it got?
My lady logic says hissing can't be a good thing.
Looking for some expert input. Thanks!!