I cut some lids, and decided to make up flexible 'bus bars' - really just 2awg jumpers. I used up my stock of crimp ends and need more.
I'm going to keep using the factory bus bars for pairing up the cells, but will have flexible ones to jumper the pairs in series.
I've been putting together an order of parts for my heater/control integration and have had the additional parts waiting to go into that order.
I have a couple of tasks to do on the boxes themselves:
I'm going to add 1/4 inch T-nuts to the outer shells - I'll use them to bolt the lids down, bolt the boxes to the metal flooring in my camper bay and to fasten some joining panels between the front and back of the shells.
I'm also trying to decide if I want to drill and tap my bus bars to secure my BMS wires or if I want to use ring terminals on the main terminals.
Here's how I see this wrapping up once I've crimped the pile of cabling.
1) I have to shuck both battery packs of their shell. not a huge deal, just annoying.
2) Throw some finish on the boxes to prevent moisture - I have some spar varnish that should do.
3) Install my various T-nuts, carpet coverings, etc.
4) Take the assembled shell (sans batteries) down to my camper, mark and drill my mounting holes and test mount the entire shell.
5) Re-assemble the pack and shell.
6) Install the final pack assembly (and curse at the bolt holes when they don't quite line up.)
7) Do up the final wiring.
I'm going to keep using the factory bus bars for pairing up the cells, but will have flexible ones to jumper the pairs in series.
I've been putting together an order of parts for my heater/control integration and have had the additional parts waiting to go into that order.
I have a couple of tasks to do on the boxes themselves:
I'm going to add 1/4 inch T-nuts to the outer shells - I'll use them to bolt the lids down, bolt the boxes to the metal flooring in my camper bay and to fasten some joining panels between the front and back of the shells.
I'm also trying to decide if I want to drill and tap my bus bars to secure my BMS wires or if I want to use ring terminals on the main terminals.
Here's how I see this wrapping up once I've crimped the pile of cabling.
1) I have to shuck both battery packs of their shell. not a huge deal, just annoying.
2) Throw some finish on the boxes to prevent moisture - I have some spar varnish that should do.
3) Install my various T-nuts, carpet coverings, etc.
4) Take the assembled shell (sans batteries) down to my camper, mark and drill my mounting holes and test mount the entire shell.
5) Re-assemble the pack and shell.
6) Install the final pack assembly (and curse at the bolt holes when they don't quite line up.)
7) Do up the final wiring.
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