The battery in my front compartment is in a case that the bottom half is recessed into the compartment floor. I'm assuming GD does this on all 5th wheels. In the bottom of this case is a hole approx. 1.5" in diameter.
I'm going with a group 31 size battery (larger and heavier) and I would like to put a piece of wood or aluminum over the recessed battery box and just use a regular battery case that would set flat with the storage compartment floor. The reason being it's back breaking to crawl into the compartment and lift the battery out of the recessed case.
My question is do I need that 1.5" bottom hole in the case? Is is for just draining in case battery is over charged and leaks, or does it serve as any type of a lower vent? Of course I'll still maintain the existing upper vent that goes to the outside of the compartment.
I'm going with a group 31 size battery (larger and heavier) and I would like to put a piece of wood or aluminum over the recessed battery box and just use a regular battery case that would set flat with the storage compartment floor. The reason being it's back breaking to crawl into the compartment and lift the battery out of the recessed case.
My question is do I need that 1.5" bottom hole in the case? Is is for just draining in case battery is over charged and leaks, or does it serve as any type of a lower vent? Of course I'll still maintain the existing upper vent that goes to the outside of the compartment.
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