Relocating Batteries

opnspaces wrote:
Interesting mod, I like it. Is there a way for fresh air to come in near the bottom as hydrogen exits near the top. Although I'm picturing the tornado inducing bathroom vent fan in my trailer. If I run the fan with all the doors and windows closed it creates a good suction. this could would possibly suck air into the trailer through a fresh air vent in the battery box and bring any fumes in with it.

Also have you thought about possibly adding some studs and wing nuts to hold the side of the box on? I'm just thinking that the easier it is to access the batteries the more likely it will be that they get inspected.
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They sell these at Home Depot in the drawers of specialty bolts in located in the nuts and bolts aisle.

I wonder if you can somehow make a sliding tray to make checking the batteries even easier. Maybe some drawer slides laying flat on the floor with a piece of 3/4 inch plywood mounted on top to act as a sliding floor.

I like the way you think! These are all good thoughts and things I had considered. The box is sealed and I don't feel like any suction from the fans will overcome the siliconed seams and weather stripping on the access panel. The camper is plenty "leaky" in a variety of other places :R

I only used one vent since that's all the manufactured "vented/sealed boxes" use, like this one. If it's adequate for them, I think it will be adequate for me.



I did consider the studs and wing nuts and I might still go that route, but I wanted the exterior of the box to be as clean as possible since I will pile stuff against the box and didn't want things to catch on the protruding wing nuts. I don't think I'll need to access the batteries all that often anyway. We'll see.

I also considered a drawer slide, but I am maxed out on height and I don't have the width. It would have required a much more significant retro fit to get that to work.