---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 01/17/10: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:06 PM - Fw: steel PC680 battery tray?? (Charlie England) 2. 06:03 PM - Re: Fw: steel PC680 battery tray?? (Bobby Hester) 3. 06:52 PM - Re: Fw: steel PC680 battery tray?? (Sam Buchanan) 4. 07:10 PM - Re: Fw: steel PC680 battery tray?? (Charlie England) 5. 07:49 PM - Re: Fw: steel PC680 battery tray?? (David Cudney) 6. 07:53 PM - Re: Fw: steel PC680 battery tray?? (rv6n@optonline.net) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:06:29 PM PST US From: Charlie England Subject: RV-List: Fwd: steel PC680 battery tray?? IIRC, the es-pc680 battery install kit for the -6/7/9 includes a steel battery tray. It would seem that a frame of aluminum angle would be strong enough & lighter. Does anyone know if steel is really needed, or am I wrong about the weight issue? Thanks, Charlie ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:03:09 PM PST US From: Bobby Hester Subject: Re: RV-List: Fwd: steel PC680 battery tray?? It is very thin and does not weight much. Van's directions are to cut 8 large lightening holes in it. ---- Surfing the web from Hopkinsville, KY Visit my web site: http://home.newwavecomm.net/bobbyhester/RVSite.htm Charlie England wrote: > > IIRC, the es-pc680 battery install kit for the -6/7/9 includes a steel > battery tray. It would seem that a frame of aluminum angle would be > strong enough & lighter. Does anyone know if steel is really needed, > or am I wrong about the weight issue? > > Thanks, > > Charlie > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:52:07 PM PST US From: Sam Buchanan Subject: Re: RV-List: Fwd: steel PC680 battery tray?? There was some discussion on the VAF forum a while back describing why it might be better not to cut the holes. Seems that have been some instances of a PC680 expanding just enough to protrude into the holes enough to make the battery very difficult to remove. Saving an ounce or two might not be worth the hassle. Sam Buchanan =============== On 1/17/2010 8:01 PM, Bobby Hester wrote: > > It is very thin and does not weight much. Van's directions are to cut 8 > large lightening holes in it. > > ---- > Surfing the web from Hopkinsville, KY > Visit my web site: > http://home.newwavecomm.net/bobbyhester/RVSite.htm > > > Charlie England wrote: >> >> IIRC, the es-pc680 battery install kit for the -6/7/9 includes a steel >> battery tray. It would seem that a frame of aluminum angle would be >> strong enough & lighter. Does anyone know if steel is really needed, >> or am I wrong about the weight issue? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Charlie >> ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:10:29 PM PST US From: Charlie England Subject: Re: RV-List: Fwd: steel PC680 battery tray?? Makes sense. But is there a pressing reason to use steel? I don't mind fabricating an aluminum frame, & that's $50 I could spend somewhere else. Charlie On 1/17/2010 8:51 PM, Sam Buchanan wrote: > > There was some discussion on the VAF forum a while back describing why > it might be better not to cut the holes. Seems that have been some > instances of a PC680 expanding just enough to protrude into the holes > enough to make the battery very difficult to remove. Saving an ounce > or two might not be worth the hassle. > > Sam Buchanan > > =============== > > On 1/17/2010 8:01 PM, Bobby Hester wrote: >> >> >> It is very thin and does not weight much. Van's directions are to cut 8 >> large lightening holes in it. >> >> ---- >> Surfing the web from Hopkinsville, KY >> Visit my web site: >> http://home.newwavecomm.net/bobbyhester/RVSite.htm >> >> >> >> Charlie England wrote: >>> >>> >>> IIRC, the es-pc680 battery install kit for the -6/7/9 includes a steel >>> battery tray. It would seem that a frame of aluminum angle would be >>> strong enough & lighter. Does anyone know if steel is really needed, >>> or am I wrong about the weight issue? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Charlie >>> > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:49:32 PM PST US From: David Cudney Subject: Re: RV-List: Fwd: steel PC680 battery tray?? I just replaced my PC680. I found that with the help of the holes I was able to remove and install the new battery easily by poking my fingers through the holes to help lift the battery out. Also I was able to do it with only the top cowling removed --love those lightening holes!! dave On Jan 17, 2010, at 6:51 PM, Sam Buchanan wrote: > > There was some discussion on the VAF forum a while back describing > why it might be better not to cut the holes. Seems that have been > some instances of a PC680 expanding just enough to protrude into the > holes enough to make the battery very difficult to remove. Saving an > ounce or two might not be worth the hassle. > > Sam Buchanan > > =============== > > On 1/17/2010 8:01 PM, Bobby Hester wrote: >> > >> >> It is very thin and does not weight much. Van's directions are to >> cut 8 >> large lightening holes in it. >> >> ---- >> Surfing the web from Hopkinsville, KY >> Visit my web site: >> http://home.newwavecomm.net/bobbyhester/RVSite.htm >> >> >> >> Charlie England wrote: >>> > >>> >>> IIRC, the es-pc680 battery install kit for the -6/7/9 includes a >>> steel >>> battery tray. It would seem that a frame of aluminum angle would be >>> strong enough & lighter. Does anyone know if steel is really needed, >>> or am I wrong about the weight issue? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Charlie >>> > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:53:02 PM PST US From: rv6n@optonline.net Subject: Re: RV-List: Fwd: steel PC680 battery tray?? --- MIME Errors - No Plain-Text Section Found --- A message with no text/plain MIME section was received. The entire body of the message was removed. Please resend the email using Plain Text formatting. HOTMAIL is notorious for only including an HTML section in their client's default configuration. 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