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Battery Relocation and Battery Box |
Using the ODYSSEY Battery |
This is the current location. You will notice that the batterys are thinner than the heater. I originally moved the battery to the boot and put an extingusher bottle in the place below the carbs. I had been stranded several times with a dead battery and decided to put a larger battery in boot, to give me more cranking amps. |
I first used an Optima Battery, and the only
place it would fit is in the boot. In retrospect, had I known about
the "thin" Odyssey batteries, I would have not put the extinguisher
bottle where the battery used to go under the carb. I would have put
one of these in its place.... |
.. But , as I first moved the batttery to the boot, and used an Optima(which
died after 2 winter storages)..... |
....Then to its current location after my aux fuel tank installation.took up the room in the boot, I decided to keep the fire bottle under the carbs and put the 2 Odyssey batteries here. |
I had an alum. box made that is bolted thru the heater box into the bulkhead. |
I covered all the positive battery cables with red heater hose to prevent chafing/shorting. Having 2 batteries is definitly overkill, but when I bought them, they were "new" technology and I did not believe that one would be enough. I was wrong. |
There is no doubt that this adds to my top weight...but as I am primarily a "road" driver", it does not make that much difference to me. |
The size and design of the these batteries allows you to mount then in any position and in almost unheard of locations, including your original location with room to spare. |