08-04-2016, 01:09 AM
[quote Darylchan]My battery sits on an open rack. If it tipped it would just spill into the lake so there's no worry about spilling onto my pontoon. So aside from spilling is there any other reason to use a battery box?[/quote]
A battery box firmly fastened to the boat keeps the heavy battery from moving/sliding around with wave action and corroding nearby metal parts with the vented vapors- even from sealed type. Tie downs may take more time and can loosen, vs. it's generally faster to slide in and remove from an open box.
PS. On my response message above, my copied first link which is inactive is live in the OP's message above.
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A battery box firmly fastened to the boat keeps the heavy battery from moving/sliding around with wave action and corroding nearby metal parts with the vented vapors- even from sealed type. Tie downs may take more time and can loosen, vs. it's generally faster to slide in and remove from an open box.
PS. On my response message above, my copied first link which is inactive is live in the OP's message above.
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