Inverter Battery Boxes
Tuesday the 16th of March, 2010
The goal for today was to mount the golf cart batteries. I almost had this done last visit. However, I'm using group 24 size battery boxes as they are as close as I could find. The golf cart batteries are taller than regular 24 size batteries & the strap is too short. That was not the real trouble though. The connecting 4/0 cable and battery terminal fuse were really causing a tough fit. So, I modified the box top to accommodate the needed space. I bought ratchet type straps at Lowes and that took care of the strapping and securing the batteries in a rolling condition. I was not satisfied with just the strap and added two wooden strips forward and aft of the boxes to keep them from wiggling forward and aft. Other things - I added some weather stripping to the sliding door that closes to far pinching our fingers. Same door I added a hasp, so we can lock the boat. I finally got the light up in the forward hanging locker. The self stick tape would not grip the overhead of the locker. I contemplated the new flooring for the forward head and decided to bring it home to re-deck.
I turned the fuel valve on to start the engine a little later and set out to lengthen the too short electric cable that connects to our house battery. I then noticed fuel dripping at the newly replaced fuel line. It appears I didn't tighten the brass coupling enough and it was dripping. THAT has been where air has been getting into the system when I cut the engine off. I tightened the coupling with opposing wrenches and rechecked the leak. It was still dripping. You are never supposed to over tighten a brass fitting. I tightened it to where I thought it would strip and felt the two pieces bottom against each other. The leak stopped.
The goal for today was to mount the golf cart batteries. I almost had this done last visit. However, I'm using group 24 size battery boxes as they are as close as I could find. The golf cart batteries are taller than regular 24 size batteries & the strap is too short. That was not the real trouble though. The connecting 4/0 cable and battery terminal fuse were really causing a tough fit. So, I modified the box top to accommodate the needed space. I bought ratchet type straps at Lowes and that took care of the strapping and securing the batteries in a rolling condition. I was not satisfied with just the strap and added two wooden strips forward and aft of the boxes to keep them from wiggling forward and aft. Other things - I added some weather stripping to the sliding door that closes to far pinching our fingers. Same door I added a hasp, so we can lock the boat. I finally got the light up in the forward hanging locker. The self stick tape would not grip the overhead of the locker. I contemplated the new flooring for the forward head and decided to bring it home to re-deck.
I turned the fuel valve on to start the engine a little later and set out to lengthen the too short electric cable that connects to our house battery. I then noticed fuel dripping at the newly replaced fuel line. It appears I didn't tighten the brass coupling enough and it was dripping. THAT has been where air has been getting into the system when I cut the engine off. I tightened the coupling with opposing wrenches and rechecked the leak. It was still dripping. You are never supposed to over tighten a brass fitting. I tightened it to where I thought it would strip and felt the two pieces bottom against each other. The leak stopped.
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