I am looking for some help with my Odyssey battery installation on my RV8.
I loaned one of Van's battery boxes for the RV7 from a friend. Its would whorl ok but to install it on the 8 firewall makes removing the battery a big pain. I designed and built my own version of that box and the Vans Battery tray that comes with the kit. I need some help on the following items.
1. Is there any good reason that you need 6 AN3 bolts to attach the box to the firewall. Vans RV7 box has three? I just do not see the need for the middle bolt.
2. On several posts on this forum I see what appears to be some sort of plastic Insulator on the base of the Battery relay. There is never one on the starter relay because the base is the ground. No one at Van's seems to know about this, but I do see them on this forum pictures.
3. Both my contractors are mounted close together. Is there any reason I cannot use a short piece of bent copper bar to connect them. It is less the 2 inches apart and a wire would seem bulky?
Any help on these Items is appreciated. I would post a picture if I knew how
I loaned one of Van's battery boxes for the RV7 from a friend. Its would whorl ok but to install it on the 8 firewall makes removing the battery a big pain. I designed and built my own version of that box and the Vans Battery tray that comes with the kit. I need some help on the following items.
1. Is there any good reason that you need 6 AN3 bolts to attach the box to the firewall. Vans RV7 box has three? I just do not see the need for the middle bolt.
2. On several posts on this forum I see what appears to be some sort of plastic Insulator on the base of the Battery relay. There is never one on the starter relay because the base is the ground. No one at Van's seems to know about this, but I do see them on this forum pictures.
3. Both my contractors are mounted close together. Is there any reason I cannot use a short piece of bent copper bar to connect them. It is less the 2 inches apart and a wire would seem bulky?
Any help on these Items is appreciated. I would post a picture if I knew how