Post by WrkrBee on Jul 6, 2023 16:16:07 GMT -5
I try to charge the battery once a month or so. All I can figure is the top popped up some, and skewed enough to feed water into the box, when I covered it up last time. I didn't notice it when I took the top off today, but the box was full to the top. Not only do I put the box cover back on, but there's a grill cover over jack, tank, and battery. Plus, the camper cover spans the battery and tank, also. Water made it through all my defenses. We had a lot of rain the past week or two. The water level was just under the battery post, so it did not discharge.
I siphoned out the water, pulled out the battery, and removed the box. I charged the battery and modified the box to a common sense design. I drilled four 1/4" holes at the low points in the box bottom. On the bottom of the box, I used ShoeGoo to add drip lips, at the holes, to keep the water away from the trailer frame. I probably should have put a hole at each end of the box (centered with drip lips), but we'll see how this does.
I siphoned out the water, pulled out the battery, and removed the box. I charged the battery and modified the box to a common sense design. I drilled four 1/4" holes at the low points in the box bottom. On the bottom of the box, I used ShoeGoo to add drip lips, at the holes, to keep the water away from the trailer frame. I probably should have put a hole at each end of the box (centered with drip lips), but we'll see how this does.
