{"id":901,"date":"2015-09-27T15:03:12","date_gmt":"2015-09-27T23:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/?p=901"},"modified":"2015-09-27T15:05:48","modified_gmt":"2015-09-27T23:05:48","slug":"new-battery-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/?p=901","title":{"rendered":"New Battery Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I purchased the EarthX battery I also purchased their battery box. \u00a0I don&#8217;t like the oversized battery box currently on the firewall. \u00a0It has such a large footprint perpendicular to the airflow that it is certain to alter the airflow negatively.<\/p>\n<p>First I strapped the bottom of the EarthX battery box because it just has a simple tongue of aluminum holding the albeit light battery, it&#8217;s not what I would consider robust.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image13.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-897\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image13-700x525.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image13-700x525.jpeg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image13-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flush mounted the rivets on the battery side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image14.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-898\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image14-700x525.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image14-700x525.jpeg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image14-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rv7-a.com\/139_3934.jpg\">The last battery box I made<\/a> I put hinges on the sides so I could just slide the battery out of the box. \u00a0I&#8217;m doing the same on this battery box. \u00a0Pull the two vertical hinge pins\u00a0and the front just flips down. \u00a0I need to order some steel hinge pin. \u00a0The lower hinge pin will be fixed in place and the two vertical pins will be safety wired in place. \u00a0I&#8217;m mounting this horizontally and will add a secure velcro strap to secure the top, which will be on the side when mounted on the firewall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image16.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-900\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image16-700x525.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image16-700x525.jpeg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image16-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image15.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-899\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image15-700x525.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image15-700x525.jpeg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image15-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I purchased the EarthX battery I also purchased their battery box. \u00a0I don&#8217;t like the oversized battery box currently on the firewall. \u00a0It has such a large footprint perpendicular to the airflow that it is certain to alter the airflow negatively. 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