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Toymods Club Treasurer
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: Battery relocation
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Thu, 23 October 2003 05:09
 
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1.get some good welding cable from BOC for $9/m and use that. no voltage problems then.
2. secure as usual. You will need a battery box that is fully sealed with a breather that goes outside the cabin. or if you get a dry cell or sealed battery you don't need a box.
3. not that i am aware of 
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Toymods Club Treasurer
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Battery relocation
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Thu, 23 October 2003 05:45
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What size is the welding cable (mm), my car chews a lot of battery power during startup.
Don't want to change batteries (the last one I bought I got family discount from $160 to $95) about a year ago.
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Location:
was adelaide now newcastle
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Battery relocation
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Thu, 23 October 2003 06:01
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as far as the legalities go, here is what an engineer told me when i recently enquired,
-battery must be in a sealed box with a vent to the outside of car.
-battery bracket must be bolted to the car body, (no tek screws!)
-under the battery box a tray must be installed and a drain to the outside (i guess to stop acid spills).
-it doesn't matter if you're battery is a gel cell or whatever, because the rta doesnt care, (i dont have kids but i have to have child restraints).
in short i found it to be a PITA so put a smaller battery back in the factory location, which in you're case wont help much, however if you can get a different shape of battery, or possibly get away with a smaller one, that allowed you IC pipes to fit that would be the easiest route.
matty.
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I supported Toymods
Banned User
Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Battery relocation
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Thu, 23 October 2003 06:46
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If I remember correctly, you are comming to Brisbane around Christmas? If you like I can help you with this job!
I do at least one battery relocation a week and do it to meet all the nessercary requirments!
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Location:
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Battery relocation
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Thu, 23 October 2003 07:59
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You can do it in NSW.
All the RTA requires is a sealed box vented to atmosphere, you don't need some special tray etc. And if your engineer is cool they will approve it even if the box is not completely sealed as long as it is a gell cell.
Everything is open to interpretation.
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Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: Battery relocation
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Thu, 23 October 2003 08:15
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how can you get it to vent outside without haking a hole in your boot? od can you get like a tube to go underneath or something?
how much is a gell cell?
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I supported Toymods
Banned User
Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Battery relocation
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Thu, 23 October 2003 08:22
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| coronamark2 wrote on Thu, 23 October 2003 18:15 |
how can you get it to vent outside without haking a hole in your boot? od can you get like a tube to go underneath or something?
how much is a gell cell?
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You just need to run a tube off the side of the box!
Also it doesnt matter if the battery is a sealed item(Gel cel), It MUST be vented to the outside to meet all regulations!
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Location:
Perth
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May 2003
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Re: Battery relocation
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Thu, 23 October 2003 08:53
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so it just has to vent outside the box? not outside the car?
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Battery relocation
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Thu, 23 October 2003 09:03
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| coronamark2 wrote on Thu, 23 October 2003 18:53 |
so it just has to vent outside the box? not outside the car?
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Outside the car.
Cheers
Wilbo
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