New battery box install almost complete
I am almost finished with my new battery box install. All I need to do is crimp and solder the lugs on the inter connect cable, and build the cables for the positive and negative sides of the battery...
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The two or three battery boxes like yours I was involved with used LOWES SINK drains that was glue in place... One of them used just a round vent that had tabs on them instead of the sink drains. The area under the box lip is an ideal place for mounting battery vents
When I install my battery box I am going to sit the box on top of automotive rubber body mounts in four places that look aosomething like this. I will also use round head stove bolts from the bottom to keep thieves cutting off the bolts and stealing my whole battery box.
I will also be using large rubber grommets or PVC electrical junction boxes to route my my battery from the bottom of the sides of the battery box where the cables can access PVC flexible tubing to gain access into the trailer.
Inside the battery box I will mount BLUE SEA battery switches, fuse blocks, terminals blocks as required for all of the battery terminal connections etc...
All cabling will be ANCOR BRAND battery cable with proper sized ANCOR BRAND ring terminal. I will cut my own cables and build-up using a 8-ton hydraulic hand crimper.
My thoughts are this is going to something I will have around for a long time and probably move from trailer to trailer so put some good professional practices to work for me building it up..
This new box for me is going to look great sitting on my OFF-ROAD POPUP tongue replacing my now failing GP24 Interstates after 5-6 years of good use.
Hopefully some of this might give you some ideas on your battery box project...
Roy Ken
When I install my battery box I am going to sit the box on top of automotive rubber body mounts in four places that look aosomething like this. I will also use round head stove bolts from the bottom to keep thieves cutting off the bolts and stealing my whole battery box.
I will also be using large rubber grommets or PVC electrical junction boxes to route my my battery from the bottom of the sides of the battery box where the cables can access PVC flexible tubing to gain access into the trailer.
Inside the battery box I will mount BLUE SEA battery switches, fuse blocks, terminals blocks as required for all of the battery terminal connections etc...
All cabling will be ANCOR BRAND battery cable with proper sized ANCOR BRAND ring terminal. I will cut my own cables and build-up using a 8-ton hydraulic hand crimper.
My thoughts are this is going to something I will have around for a long time and probably move from trailer to trailer so put some good professional practices to work for me building it up..
This new box for me is going to look great sitting on my OFF-ROAD POPUP tongue replacing my now failing GP24 Interstates after 5-6 years of good use.
Hopefully some of this might give you some ideas on your battery box project...
Roy Ken
