Date:         Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:22:51 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
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From:         Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Aux Battery Suggestions for under Drivers seat
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At 06:12 AM 3/18/2013, Bryan Feddish wrote:
>Is there a reasonably priced deep cycle that will fit easily, or
>with minor mods, under the drivers seat?

I had one of GoWesty's in there for awhile.  Then I decided to take a
different approach:

http://mira.sbw.org/photos/20110808/P1000392/

That's an Interstate SRM-29 under the sink.  GoWesty recommended that
model and showed me a similar installation they did.

I drilled one large hole for the cables through the kitchen cabinet
into the box under the driver's seat, which I use as a wiring closet.

I drilled four smaller holes into the box to secure the bracket,
which I made out of angles and bolts from Home Depot.

The strap goes from that bracket to a U bolt through the floor of the
van near the sink drain.  I cut down the shelf to let the battery sit
on the bottom of the sink cabinet:

http://mira.sbw.org/photos/20110808/P1000399/

The wiring closet is a bit of a mess, but it's nice to have lots of
room for the fuse and ground blocks, ammeter shunt, charger wiring, and so on:

http://mira.sbw.org/photos/20110808/P1000396/