TORKLIFT A-7710RS Battery Box Install

Thanks guys for the comments... I have pretty much put all of that to bed now for adding additional slots required.

I imagine the only other mod I might do is get a couple of partitions in the center of the box to separate my two battery banks. I have seen a couple of them shown in TORKLIFT photos on-line but don't see them listed anywhere with a sale price.

I am going to paint up a couple of fitted pine boards to a wood base on the floor and to the metal stiffener piece provided with the battery case. I will slot the top portion of the wood panel on the edge so I can route DC CABLES into the free area where my 4-position switch will be located. I would really rather have the free area on one end of the battery case but that requires longer lengths of DC Cables. All cables have to be the same length to support the same DC Current being used to both battery groups. If I setup for two groups of 6VDC batteries I will only need one 4-position BLUE SEA sealed switch. If I setup for two groups of 12VDC Batteries I will need a total of three 4-position sealed switches like I am presently using.

I don't think having my Blue Sea switches on the battery case wall facing the trailer will be a problem...

Getting about ready to start drilling some TAP holes through the bottom of the battery case and the trailer frame tops.

Oh since I am going to add partitions I will have to cut the provided Battery Mat to fit the floor space. I am also going to add wood strip 1 x 1 1/2 strips to keep the batteries in their required positions on the floor. These will be separated for the largest battery I might be using (GP27s or GP31s). The GP31s will drastically cut down of my free pace in the center of the battery box..

I'm not all that keen on using the web straps to tie down the batteries. I guess that is going to work OK for me...

You think you are going to have alot of room to work with but when you start adding things up all that room goes away hehe...

Roy Ken

Roy, you may not have to go to any heroic measures to vent the battery box. When I built my battery box that's inside my trailer, I did some research on the amount of gassing that's typical for FLA batteries. The amount of hydrogen and other gasses that are vented from the battery are not that great and the gases are a lot lighter than air so they rise and dissipate quickly. You do need some escape hole towards the top but it doesn't have to be large in area.

popeyemth - Just noticing that... Thanks

Mine does have two cable holes.
Look under the lid ,practically the whole top is vented...

Thanks popeyemth - I just didn't see much of any vents to the outside... Guess there is more holes that I think... Does yours have two holes for cables or just one...

Mine has room for five batteries so I am thinking to have the exact middle of the box as free space... Otherwise it messes up with my battery cable lengths...

Roy Ken

I've got 4 six volts in mine and never had a need for more vents,no help but you might rethink ??