6V Battery Boxes

westend wrote:

laidback wrote:
Actually its a new trailer. Never had batteries on it
It has the wires there but the ground wire won't reach the second battery.

Visit your local auto parts store and pick up a ready-made length of 4 AWG for your ground. You will probably want the same for connecting the two 6v's.

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I ordered 2 six volt battery boxes from Orileys Auto parts for $14.95 each. As Westend said, I upgraded the battery cables as well.

i used a metal box like the photo. Got it at Lowe-s - designed for the side of a pickup bed but fit my space well. Has room for 4 T105 batteries and easy to add vents. Secure, lockable, durable.

laidback wrote:
Actually its a new trailer. Never had batteries on it
It has the wires there but the ground wire won't reach the second battery.

Visit your local auto parts store and pick up a ready-made length of 4 AWG for your ground. You will probably want the same for connecting the two 6v's.

Actually its a new trailer. Never had batteries on it
It has the wires there but the ground wire won't reach the second battery.

laidback wrote:

kearlms wrote:
We bought a pair of THESE. They work great.

Thanks, guys.
I bought a couple of these.

Second question.
My ground wire is too short.
Is it better to get a longer one or just move the ground wire to another spot so it reaches??

Assuming that you're upgrading from a single battery to the two 6v batteries, it would pay to upgrade your wiring also. Some RV's come with wire that is just at the edge of being able to carry the load and charge current, usually 10 AWG or 8 AWG. If a user then upgrades the batteries, installs an inverter and gets greedy with power, the original wires are woefully inadequate.
Only you know how much power you're going to use at one time but you should size the ground cable to be of the same size as the cables that connect the batteries and the positive cable that supplies current to your 12v system. All of my wiring is 4 AWG except the bank that is two 6v's. That bank has a run of 6' to the distribution center and I used 1/0. The ground to my frame is also 1/0.

kearlms wrote:
We bought a pair of THESE. They work great.

Thanks, guys.
I bought a couple of these.

Second question.
My ground wire is too short.
Is it better to get a longer one or just move the ground wire to another spot so it reaches??

I have this which works fine. It is what it is.

WoodGlue wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Power Armor locking battery storage by Torklift.......LINK

X2 on Torklift!

Great quality plus they have a sliding top and a lock!

WoodGlue

I have one of those things too! It really is awesome. Very attractive checkerplate aluminum and a locking lid.

I'd buy one of these in a heartbeat. They have a model that holds 4 batteries too.
Great product.

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Power Armor locking battery storage by Torklift.......LINK

X2 on Torklift!

Great quality plus they have a sliding top and a lock!

WoodGlue