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Coops
21-12-2007, 22:05
I have mine in the boot, in a battery box but its not fixed in the box and there is no cover, which do i need for it to pass an MOT?
drsmith1979
21-12-2007, 22:42
Think for an MOT the battery needs to be fixed and secure incase of an accident etc..
cliopete
21-12-2007, 23:31
The MOT inspector will not even look in the boot they have no reason to. I have owned several Minis in the past and not one had the battery fastened down and all past MOT.
BRUN
22-12-2007, 00:15
secure it, i cant see it passing unless its secured
richy
22-12-2007, 01:08
tbh i wouldnt want a battery floating about in the boot anyway! esp in coops car with no interior lol

be alright if he rolled it and got a battery cracking him in the head and then acid burns lol
Rich
22-12-2007, 12:13
thats's why he's hardcore!!!!!!! :twisted:
Twincam
22-12-2007, 12:39
Do it properly coops for your own benefit

Secure it, fit a lid to cover it, and if you want to do it properly fit a breather from the box to outside

You dont want it cracking you round your head

You dont want it showering you with battery acid

and when charging remember batterys give off fumes. Upto you whether you fit a breather some people do, some dont
richy
22-12-2007, 15:59
thats's why he's hardcore!!!!!!! :twisted:

theres hardcore then theres just stupid!
Justin..
22-12-2007, 17:02
acid? lol whats he got a battery from 1803?
Justin..
22-12-2007, 17:05
acid? lol whats he got a battery from 1803?

ok now i feel stupid :oops:
Lunner
22-12-2007, 17:25
acid? lol whats he got a battery from 1803?

ok now i feel stupid :oops:

A case of thinking before you speak??

IIRC only the redtops don't need venting
Justin..
22-12-2007, 17:35
aye just thought, you fill them distilled water, after a google search turns out its a coolant :oops: :lol:
Twincam
22-12-2007, 19:09
acid? lol whats he got a battery from 1803?

ok now i feel stupid :oops:

A case of thinking before you speak??

IIRC only the redtops don't need venting

Not just redtops but any sealed gel battery doesnt need venting, you also dont need to place these in a battery box for competition use either
Coops
22-12-2007, 20:23
theres no vent on the battery itself, but if i seal the box i'll vent it. tbh it was soemthing i was going to do anyway secure it but never got round to it. need it tho if am off out on the track!

yeah u fill the batteries with distilled water to top them up Jus mate, not like a few ml of pure water will reduce the acidity much!
drsmith1979
22-12-2007, 21:32
there should be some holes or mounting points you can use in the rear quarter inner panel, no big deal.
Justin..
22-12-2007, 21:35
the water is a coolant tho for the lead/acid reaction
Coops
22-12-2007, 23:24
not really, theres only one internal cavity in a modern pb acid battery.

as the battery is used the water builds up anyway as the acid electrolyte gives up sulphate to the lead plates to create the current. this produces water. by charging it the process reverses and the sulphates are released back into the electrolyte making it more acidic again.