{"id":130,"date":"2014-05-21T21:11:30","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T19:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/?p=130"},"modified":"2016-05-30T16:51:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T14:51:39","slug":"build-battery-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/build-battery-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Build your own Battery Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to build my own battery box because the standard boxes on the market do not have what I want in a battery box.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously everything I needed I got from <a href=\"http:\/\/4x4Direct.co.za\">4x4Direct.co.za <\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-116\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-116\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box1-267x300.jpg\" alt=\"What you need for a battery box\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box1-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What you need for a battery box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Because the battery is somewhat smaller than the box, I had to prevent the battery from moving around and damaging the wiring. I used a simple solution, I just dropped wooden blocks to the bottom of the battery box floor to take up the gaps. I&#8217;ve cut the planks the right size and then removed the battery again so I can work on the box.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box2-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"Filling the gaps\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box2-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filling the gaps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then I packed the plugs and Volt meter on the box to decided where I will put what<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-118\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-118\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box3-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"Sorting out the pecking order\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box3-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sorting out the pecking order<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then I measured the position of the <a title=\"Volt meter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/en\/meters\/6323-volt-and-amp-meter-with-shunt-20-amp.html\" target=\"_blank\">Volt\/Amp meter<\/a>. The hole should be 45.5 x 26.5mm according to the specs. In Layman&#8217;s terms that is 45 x 26mm. I positioned it about 10mm from the top of the box so that the cover do not cover the meter. I then drilled holes on the side of my marked block, big enough for the jigsaw&#8217;s blade to fit in and cut out with jigsaw.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-119\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Mark position\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box4.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark position<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box5-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"Cut out\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box5-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box5.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cut out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then install the meter. WARNING: It fits so good, once it is in it is very difficult to get it out again. So maybe first drill the big holes and fit everything at the same time. I as too eager to see what it look like. Nothing bad happened but you might damage your volt meter while drilling the big holes for the power sockets.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box6-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Da Volt Meter\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box6-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box6.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Da Volt Meter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then I packed the nuts for the sockets on the box to see how I am gonna space them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-122\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box7-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Check the position\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box7-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box7.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Check the position<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then drill the holes for the power sockets. I went for 2x cigarette lighter sockets and 2x heavy duty (hella type) sockets, plus one Brad Harrison.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-123\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box8-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Drill the holes\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box8.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drill the holes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Install the sockets<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-124\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box9-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"battery-box(9)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box9.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now for the inside.<\/p>\n<p>I bought a nifty buzz bar type of thing from Brights (the only thing 4x4Direct did not stock). They use this inside circuit breaker boxes. All the holes are connected to each other.<\/p>\n<p>We cut it in half and use one half for all the negative wires and the other for all the positive wires. So I connected all the sockets and brad Harrison plugs&#8217; wires to these blocks and then added one cable from each buzz bar to the different poles (+ and -) of the battery. I used <a title=\"4mm Electric wire\" href=\"http:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/en\/cables\/6062-electric-wire-4-sqr-mm.html\" target=\"_blank\">4mm wire <\/a>for all of this. Note that I added a 20A fuse between the + pole and the wire going to the buzz bar.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box10-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"buzz bar\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box10-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box10.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">buzz bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box11-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"battery-box(11)\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box11-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box11.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Connect the wires<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then I added the shunt for the amp meter. I sommer stuck it to the battery with double sided tape so it does not move around.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-127 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box12-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"battery-box(12)\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box12-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box12.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Add the shunt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/voltmeter-wiring-diagram.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-133\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/voltmeter-wiring-diagram-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"Wiring diagram for shunt\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/voltmeter-wiring-diagram-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/voltmeter-wiring-diagram.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wiring diagram for Amp meter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And viola , we had a battery box, complete with a Volt and Amp meter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-128\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box13-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"My battery box\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box13-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box13.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My battery box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-129\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-129\" src=\"https:\/\/4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box14-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Final product, battery box\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box14-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/battery-box14.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Final product, battery box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next up in the next episode is the addition of a DC to DC charger and the input cable.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this space.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to build my own battery box because the standard boxes on the market do &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.4x4direct.co.za\/blog\/build-battery-box\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Build your own Battery Box<\/span> Read more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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