Battery compartment corrosion - Options?
A couple of years back, I had a battery crack and drain fluid into the (integrated) battery compartment of my FR Sunseeker 3210. The battery compartment is located below the steps into the RV. The flo...
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Crude sheet metal fabrication could go a long way here.
I bet the battery compartment is made of 18 gauge galvanized steel. You could get yourself some from a place like onlinemetals.com. Then, with some good metal snips, you could make yourself a new bottom, and screw it in place.
You would not even possibly need to cut out the old bottom. Just drop the new bottom in, drill holes, and then screw it in place. Might get away with self-tapping sheet metal screws if you put in a bunch of them, though I would use machine screws with nuts if you can access the side walls of the battery compartment.
I bet the battery compartment is made of 18 gauge galvanized steel. You could get yourself some from a place like onlinemetals.com. Then, with some good metal snips, you could make yourself a new bottom, and screw it in place.
You would not even possibly need to cut out the old bottom. Just drop the new bottom in, drill holes, and then screw it in place. Might get away with self-tapping sheet metal screws if you put in a bunch of them, though I would use machine screws with nuts if you can access the side walls of the battery compartment.
