Mine are tucked to the side of the battery in the bubble wrap. As it’s a converted Trendline PV there aren’t too many extra relays!
Leisure battery locations - why?
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Driver’s side.
Have since moved the fuse box that was temporary stuffed in the bottom left. Box has a one-third height left edge to not fowl the connections. Base of box is full coverage of floor within seat base and has steel brackets that the seat base bolts through.
5mm insulation foam inside box gives the battery a snug fit. No strap needed to hold it in - only there so I can lift it out!
Have since moved the fuse box that was temporary stuffed in the bottom left. Box has a one-third height left edge to not fowl the connections. Base of box is full coverage of floor within seat base and has steel brackets that the seat base bolts through.
5mm insulation foam inside box gives the battery a snug fit. No strap needed to hold it in - only there so I can lift it out!
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Anyone find the chargers get too hot in this location?
My Renogy one seems fine, even in the current tropical north east temperatures of 23c
But I do have the aircon on permanently.
My Renogy one seems fine, even in the current tropical north east temperatures of 23c
But I do have the aircon on permanently.
I'm not sure if all insides of the seats bases have the same bits of metal jutting out. (STRUCTURE) But I had to make a 4mm nik on one side of the tray to make it fit. (Pic bottom left) bolt holes to origional seat fixings were fine.
Hi OK so moving along, had a bit more time. Positive connected via 40ah breaker to fuse box and Negative also going to fuse box.
Then 5 amp fuse to a 3 way cigarette output and 2 x usb output along 21 amp rated cable. (Not shown yet)
Q Should I ground the battery from the battery directly or fuse box to the floor ?
Any thoughts ?
Then 5 amp fuse to a 3 way cigarette output and 2 x usb output along 21 amp rated cable. (Not shown yet)
Q Should I ground the battery from the battery directly or fuse box to the floor ?
Any thoughts ?
That is an absurdly neat job !!
Mines under the drivers seat, it swivels, but above all the elec bits. Its tightest at the front. Saw from others posts best fitted at the rear of seat base. Passenger also swivels but it's a double and rotates at the bottom and was advised this would be an issue with wires leaving the box space. Others can probably advise better.
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Double seat swivels are mounted to the floor, not the seat base, unlike the singles.
I haven’t done my electrics yet but I have routed everything to the drivers seat in prep. Primarily because of the bench swivel but also because the space under the bench is useful storage, whereas the drivers side is wasted.
It all depends on specifics. Single seat swivel bases tend to reduce the available height and can reduce airflow but it will depend on which model of swivel it is and the impact will depend what you want to put under the seat from a space and heat dissipation point of view.
For reference my pic above is under a swivel with 105ah Drift, a DC-DC and an Ablemail fitting ok. It happens to be the passenger seat but could equally be the drivers (both singles) if it wasn’t for my diesel heater pipes. My passenger swivel has a pretty big hole in the middle helping with airflow but the Sportcraft one on the drivers side is far more enclosed which would have been another factor to consider for the DC-DC cooling.
I would recommend having a look at your fusing for the battery. Those breakers have a very poor reputation and from everything I’ve read are not suitable as the main fuse for a lithium battery. There is a good article on the Roamer website covering this. In essence it should be a Class T fuse or an MRBF to give suitable protection.
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