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Battery re-location legality?
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Sun, 19 September 2004 06:08
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Hi guys, i know there is quite few threads on similar issues at the moment but i was wondering about the legality of doing this procedure. As far as i can tell, it is legal to relocate the batt to the boot of a car, as long as it is properly secured and enclosed in a box which vents to outside. Is there any difference between these regulations and having a rear located batt in say an ra28 where it is technically more of an in cabin mounting rather than in a boot as such?
I am aware of the CAMS regs on isolation switches and mountings, but was curious about the regs for having an in-car batt?
If anyone has looked into the fine print of this i would be curious to hear your thoughts.
Thanks guys.
Tom
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Carlingford, Sydney
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Re: Battery re-location legality?
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Sun, 19 September 2004 06:43
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it will need engineering
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Perth
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August 2004
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Re: Battery re-location legality?
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Sun, 19 September 2004 07:36
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| stark wrote on Sun, 19 September 2004 16:47 |
Im not too sure about Vic but here in WA its not a problem if you go and buy a Dry Cell battery (Such as an Oddysey Battery). Since its a completely sealed unit you dont even need to vent it to the outside.
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how much is an odyssey battery from memory?
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Battery re-location legality?
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Sun, 19 September 2004 07:54
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| stark wrote on Sun, 19 September 2004 16:47 |
Im not too sure about Vic but here in WA its not a problem if you go and buy a Dry Cell battery (Such as an Oddysey Battery). Since its a completely sealed unit you dont even need to vent it to the outside.
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Incorrect. No state in Australia will allow any battery to not be vented to the out side. This includes sealed batteries such as the Oddyseys!
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Perth
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August 2004
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Re: Battery re-location legality?
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Sun, 19 September 2004 09:23
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Whoops didnt know that... Ive had my battery in the back of most of my cars...
Ive been pulled over a few times and questioned over it. The coppers didnt seem to mind it being there when I told them it was a sealed battery.
I got a 550CCA Odyssey Battery for $300... Expensive but you can mount them any way you like sideways or even upside down and they are a true deep cycle battery...
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Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: Battery re-location legality?
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Sun, 19 September 2004 11:35
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$330 for a 12v800 oddessy - 800 cold cranking amps ..got the quote last week for my rearmount in the GT4 ..
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