Battery Orientation.

[MickinOz]

My battery is a Vision 6FM55-X VRLA AGM.
It is 9.4L x 5.2W x 8.4H
Supposedly leak proof and installable in any orientation..

I'm thinking it would fit under the bench inside the perimeter frame, with only 3 inches or so visible below the frame.
Seriously considering installing it there, would be quite an efficient use of space, and would balance the 15 litre water container I'm visualising for the other corner.

It's bloody heavy for a small battery at 38 pounds, but the bench is 19mm ply on a 2 x 1 frame.

Can anyone see a problem?

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[JasenC]

Vision web site say can be mounted in any orientation.

[Pmullen503]

It may weigh 38 lbs, but what's the force it can exert on the shelf after bouncing down the roads for a few years?

Any way you can transfer at least some of the load to the floor?

[MickinOz]

Vision web site say can be mounted in any orientation.

Yes indeed it does, but manufacturers make lots of promises, which is why I was wondering what others real life results look like.

It may weigh 38 lbs, but what's the force it can exert on the shelf after bouncing down the roads for a few years?

Any way you can transfer at least some of the load to the floor?

Yes, probably my main worry.
The idea was to sling it under the counter, so as to provide clear floor right across the lower compartment of the galley.
It would be easy, I did it in Ol' #1, to put in a divider and transfer force to the floor.
But I lose the clear floor that was the aim of the exercise.
All about maximising use of space.
I took another look today. I reckon I'll just mount it on the floor.
I also will look at putting it on the righthand side. On the left puts it on the low side of the trailer when you are driving on a cambered road.
We keep left here, so the left side is almost always lower than the light. For some reason I cannot articulate, it offends me to have the extra weight of the battery helping the camber of the road make the trailer lean over.

[Pmullen503]

Maybe you could use gussets to transfer loads to the floor via the walls. That would free up some space below the battery. I'd be nervous about hanging the weight, depending on screw threads alone long term to hold.

[friz]

My 60lb battery is under my floor, mounted on its side, suspended on carriage bolts. It has been there for 5 yrs. Doing fine.

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