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Subject:Re: Battery combiner
From:mark drillock
Date:Sun, 12 Mar 2006 17:31:29 -0800

Looks pretty good. When I wrote about trimming one relay leg it was so a
Group 41 battery would barely fit, slid all the way to the other end of
the battery box with something used to keep it from bumping the
SurePower unit. Trimming the leg is not needed for a smaller battery,
like the Optima.

Mark

Paul Guzyk wrote:

> A little hard to see but here's how I've mounted 1315's inside the
> drivers side battery box (with an Optima)
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> http://www.californiavan.com/battery/Battery-Pages/Image1.html
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>> Personally, I prefer to mount the unit down inside the driver's side
>> battery box, in a little recess where the seat belt wires are. This is a
>> tight squeeze and requires trimming one of the mounting feet of the
>> relay so the relay can go in closer to the wall. The advantage is that
>> this space is otherwise useless plus all the wiring is safely tucked
>> away where nothing can bump it. Models with a vented compartment under
>> the driver's seat don't have quite enough room to do it this way, but
>> these are rare.
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