Building a battery box, info needed please.
Hi everyone, I'm working on my very first DIY camper conversion, using a 2010 extended Ford E250. Right now I'm planning my battery box for my two GC2 6V 215AH wet cells batteries. I was plan...
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corvettekent wrote:
I read some place that you should have 6" above the batteries inside the box. I don't know that you need that much space but leave enough space incase your next batteries are taller.
Don't know about that, but I have read that the exterior vent should be min. 6" above the top of the batteries.
The MTS Products sealed and vented battery boxes below have a 1 1/2" dia. hose (approx.) and same size inlet on the bottom. These particular boxes are commonly used in FW trailers. Funny thing is, with the battery sitting on the floor of the box, it blocks the inlet. When I installed one of these boxes in a previous TT, I raised the battery on spacers. I came across a bunch of used like new MTS boxes at the back of an RV dealer's parts store for $5 each so I bought a couple for a future battery project.
