Can I mount the battery side way without losing any capacity?
1570729
Yes you can. AGM batteries don't contain any free roaming fluids like a lead acid battery and they have minimal venting so you can use them inside. If your going to use this battery enclosed make sure you have at least some venting to avoid the possible build up of explosive hydrogen gas. They are also military spec so they hold up to the elements very well. After 2 years of 90° Summers and -10° Winters outside they still look and funfunction like new.!
1570730
Yes you can. AGM batteries don't contain any free roaming fluids like a lead acid battery and they have minimal venting so you can use them inside. If your going to use this battery enclosed make sure you have at least some venting to avoid the possible build up of explosive hydrogen gas. They are also military spec so they hold up to the elements very well. After 2 years of 90 Summers and -10 Winters outside they still look and funfunction like new.!
1023584
you can..... BUT it requires some creative and aesthetically destructive modifications unfortunately.. I originally used Velcro to hold a higher capacity battery on the bottom and then modded the power coupling to fit. the weight of unnecessary weight of the included battery being unused led me to take apart the cockpit which worked except the whole thing looked really ghetto unfortunately.. I don't see an easy and aesthetically pleasing way to do what I did either..
1354850
It contains a sealed liquid battery; while it should not be a problem to lay it on its side for a short time, it's probably better for the long term to keep it upright. If you're using this in a rack, you may want to find a rack-mount solution.
119869
I would like to know the answer to this as well. And if not I would like to know how to make that battery compartment as well to charge its batteries outside its case. ^_^
1293932
You can but it ruins the battery. The battery will become dependent on the constant charge and will weaken.
1692116
Near the battery is not recommended. But you can put it under the seat or attached to the chassis, hidden, of course.
919796
The battery comes in a pouch that has a velcro attached to it. You can use it to "mount" anywhere, but it is not really sturdy/stable. Other than that the light is great.
1913002
As far as I know it can be used on it's side unless the battery has instructions on it not to. As long as there aren't any vent holes or filling caps you shouldn't have any problems. Mine was shipped in a box on it's side and it didn't cause any problems. I hope this helps you.
550243
There are no mount holes. You would not want to anyway - the lid would not hold the batteries in. This unit is unreliable anyway.
501603
It has holes in the back for mounting with screws. double-sided tape would work but I wouldn't recommend it because you'll need to remove it to change the battery. Velcro would work. I have two that just sit on a surface. If you're using the sensor that is on the end of the wires, then mounting it might make sense but probably still wouldn't be necessary.
1209669
No as long as you put the two screws in everything works fine. I had battery warehouse do it for free as they had the little tork driver that is needed. Hope that answers your question.
1375646
I believe you can. The device is very light, and a good quality mounting tape should hold it.
1148318
I bought a 1500 ups back up and mounted it in a plastic marine battery case and slide it underneath the unit. or you can maybe enclose the bottom??? but it will have to be EXTERNAL
501600
The safest way would be to put a screw/nail in the wall. The unit has a slotted hole for a device with a head to safely hold the unit to the wall. It is light enough however, to use double sided tape or velcro which would be better than tape. I would reccomend the screw, should you have to change the battery, just pick the unit off of the wall.
990641
could you not just buy another battery and hook both batteries in parallel?
1854511
Yes I that's true. The battery rack isn't designed to allow that. Front racks might work.
2098814
Yes you can. In fact, that's the best thing about this mount. I bought an Anker Astro 600Ah external battery and it works great with this mount.