Do I need a battery box??
I understand the purpose of them - contain spills, and provide ducted venting of any outgassing of hydrogen. In my Jayco 5th (HT 26.5 RLS) there is currently in the compartment a group 27 box, with a...
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C Schomer wrote:
On our previous 5er I had two 6v in the front storage w/o a box for 8 years. There were no leaks to the living area and the vent hole up high was still open. The floor of that area was steel and it had lots of gaps for circulation. I strapped them down with heavy nylon belts. I NEVER saw a speck of corrosion on anything in the compartment. Our current 5er has the batteries in a small wooden compartment with a louvered door and no special battery box. There is no room to use anything to secure so I cut styro blocks to fill the gaps so they can't move much. Again, no problems or corrosion on anything. Just like auto batteries, corrosion and gassing isn't a problem when they are in good shape and charging properly. Craig
/\ This. When your batteries start out gassing alot, consuming lots of water or stinking of sulfur, they are on their way to the recycle plant. Assuming you are charging them at the correct voltage, and your car voltage regulator isn't fried and boiling the electrolyte off.
