Re: Oops, was: New battery.

On Feb 8, 2:59 pm, Lanny Chambers <la...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In article
> <5e703b0d-2bb8-482e-8735-1fc44a664...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
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>  Jazz_Azz <shka...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > Why doesn't the Westco require venting to the outside?
>
> Because it's a sealed AGM (absorbed glass mat) design, not the typical
> automotive lead-acid type. WestCo claims it produces so little hydrogen
> gas that venting is not necessary. In fact, there are nipples for
> attaching the Miata's existing vent tubes, but they dead-end inside the
> battery case and don't really vent anything.
>
> --
> Lanny Chambers
> St. Louis, MO
> '94C

Wasn't the original Miata OEM battery (Made by Panasonic, I believe,
mine a 2000) an AGM??? If so, it came ventgd.