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TxGearhead's avatar
TxGearhead
Explorer II
Oct 12, 2017

Bigfoot Battery tray?

I bought my Bigfoot used.
One of the first things I did was replace the batteries. When I did that I noticed the battery tray had about a 1/4 inch hole drilled in each of the corners, at the bottom. I wondered why Bigfoot would do that. I assumed the tray was supposed to catch any battery acid and prevent it from running down the side of the camper. So I put duct tape over the holes on the outside and caulked silicone on the inside. It seems to be holding OK 18 months later.
But....I have wondered if the original owner did that. Surely it wasn't Bigfoot?
Or....I'm really overlooking something?
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  • full_mosey's avatar
    full_mosey
    Explorer
    Oct 13, 2017
    bigfootford wrote:
    My 2000 9.6 2500 has a 3in vent that the battery actually sits on..Crazy.... Got to vent those hydrogen gasses somewhere... My battery box is only tall enough for 2 group 24's. 27's nor 6'ers will fit. Let me tell you what a pain in the butt it was to pull those batteries out of there to check electrolyte and measure SG...... I gave up on FWC batteries years ago.. I now run with 1 Lifeline AGM... I installed it 7 years ago, never pulled it out and rarely even open the access door. It still produces spec AH and voltage, honest!

    Jim


    IF under some extreme circumstance your AGM were to release H gas, would escape upwards as H gas is lighter than air.

    HTH;
    John
  • GoinThisAway's avatar
    GoinThisAway
    Explorer
    Oct 12, 2017
    No battery tray at all in my Bigfoot. But there are four vent holes in the bottom of the compartment which is at the bottom of the right wing. I run AGM batteries so have plugged the holes. Found that a sink drain plug fits just right!
  • Yeti_plus's avatar
    Yeti_plus
    Explorer
    Oct 12, 2017
    Mine has them also, so I guess it is a Bigfoot thing. I wondered about it and never did anything about it.
    Brian
  • bigfootford's avatar
    bigfootford
    Nomad II
    Oct 12, 2017
    My 2000 9.6 2500 has a 3in vent that the battery actually sits on..Crazy.... Got to vent those hydrogen gasses somewhere... My battery box is only tall enough for 2 group 24's. 27's nor 6'ers will fit. Let me tell you what a pain in the butt it was to pull those batteries out of there to check electrolyte and measure SG...... I gave up on FWC batteries years ago.. I now run with 1 Lifeline AGM... I installed it 7 years ago, never pulled it out and rarely even open the access door. It still produces spec AH and voltage, honest!

    Jim
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Oct 12, 2017
    Good ol' acid batteries. Other than price, I don't know any good reason to be using them.

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