My new solar system batteries and vented box

 I am having lots of fun working on a new solar system for my RV.
I have purchased six 6 volt deep cycle golf cart batteries from National Battery here in Ogden.

 I started  building the battery box out of some left over lumber from my days as a long haul truck driver....I still have hundreds of them.  The box bottom is scrap from last summer's remodel of our house.

Being a bit of a pack rat shows up in these photos....the metal stands for my make shift work bench are left over from some old bar stools I stole the chairs of last summer to make seats for the little buro trailer. The work bench top is an old closet door I draged home to use at yard sales.

I did run down to Lowes for some plywood for the sides and top.....mostly due to their being willing to cut the sheets.....I got lucky when I asked how many cuts they will make for free the "new guy" told me 6...really is should be 2, but it was sunday and he was new.....lol
I glued and screwed 3 sides to the base.

I made the lid and front into one piece so I could have better access to the batteries.


I found an old inverter that never worked and salvaged the 12 volt cooling fan to use as a vent for the battery box. With a little trim it fit into an old PVC elbow so I used some silicone to seal things up, added about a foot of pipe and ended up with this.

I used my hole saw to get the vent tube and wires installed, added some old paint and purchased some latches and the box was done.

Here it is installed into the RV's front storage compartment. I did have to drill 5 holes, 4 for the mounting screws and 1 big hole for the vent tube to exit under the RV. I still need to run all the cable and add a strap to hold down the batteries. I bought 7 nice 12 inch cables from National Battery today