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I knew that putting batteries inside the front storage trunk was a bad idea. Batteries vent dangerous gasses and need to be installed "outside" the living area. Picture to the left shows both- battery and propane racks |
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I built the rack wide keeping in mind I'd later want enough space to place two batteries end to end. I used 1"x1½ rectangular aluminum tube as the bottom support. Standing the tube up so the long dim. went from top to bottom, allows the rack to support weight best. |
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The available space width for batteries behind the propane tank, proved to be just enough, to fit a battery box designed to hold batteries end to end. |
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I ran into a couple problems fitting the battery box between the propane tank and the slanting front edge of our storage trunk. The propane support rack came welded in place. This kept me from moving it toward the tong without allot of extra work. A slanting front edge of the storage box limited space from behind, not allowing removal of the battery box lid. Remedy: I lowering the bottom rack using ~6" of continuous 3/8" thread stock. I inserted the thread into a ~5" pc. of steel tube as a spacer then placed a nylock nut on each end and compressed the whole assembly. (2ea. per side) |
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I currently use 2 ea. (T-125) 6 volt "Trojan" batteries each with a Reserve Capacity minutes@ 25 Amps of 235. What this means... is that my batteries contain allot of led in them and my battery support frame better be up to the challenge of supporting ~ 135lbs.Supplies for this mod. cost ~$30 It took a few different attempts before it all came together, but.... that's the way these things go. |
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By design our trailer's dinette also doubles as a bed. When the table was collapsed
in the bed position, it was neither a comfortable bed nor was it stable enough
for travel. This modification changes how the table "sets into"
the dinette seat "edges" and opens up storage access.
