Methanol fuel cells emit heat and distilled water as byproducts; the water can be used to top off flooded lead-acid batteries, and the heat must be ventilated to prevent overheating in the installation compartment.

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Jeff Cote

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you're going to need some sort of ventilation cuz this emits heat... and it also emits distilled water so if you have flooded Le acid batteries you can actually take that distilled water and actually top off your batteries

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Designing & Improving Marine Electrical Systems - Jeff Cote SeminarPacific Yacht Systems
Created: 8/13/2026, 4:54:03 AM

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