Battery regs

[scrutineer]

but it must be a proper race battery - the gel type without a liquid acid inside //// and be marked up as that

[DriftLexus]

its listed as a motorsport battery.

Designed to cope with raised Temperatures and Harsh Environments

The Hawker PowerSafe SBS 40 Battery has a proven long service life and up to two year shelf life. It's compact size and high energy density make the PowerSafe SBS 40 a popular 12 volt power supply in competition vehicles.

PowerSafe SBS 40 has a low ventilation requirement and wide operating temperature range. The case is impact resistant and flame retardant to UL94 V-O. The leak resistant dual terminal design allows the PowerSafe SBS 40 to be mounted in any orientation except inverted.

General Specifications

Nominal Voltage: 12 volt
Nominal Capacity: 10 hr rate to 1.8Vpc @ 20°C = 38Ah
Length: 9.8" (250mm)
Width: 3.8" (97mm)
Height: 8.1" (206mm)
Typical Weight: 28 lbs (12.7 kg)
Short Circuit Current: 2184 A
Internal Resistance: 5.6 Mohm
Terminals: M6 M

[scrutineer]

from the description i would not be sure - it would need to have a gel inside rather than liquid acid .... that one sounds like its more leak resistant than normal but still liquid ( unless the maker says different)- the problem is with the chance of getting acid slopping around in an accident.... acid burns as well as a bent car would really piss you off.
Unless you find out for sure that its not liquid i would say its best to put it into a box - a cheap plastic one would be fine.

[DriftLexus]

yeah maybe so.

says in the specifications that the battery is sealed and the acid is absorbed into a seperator material

its definatly sealed i can see that much, there are no caps

as a test i left it on its side for 3 days



i have no intention of mounting it in the passenger compartment.....but just wanted to explore all possibilitys if it helps others

[-WJ-]

Originally Posted by scrutineer

from the description i would not be sure - it would need to have a gel inside rather than liquid acid .... that one sounds like its more leak resistant than normal but still liquid ( unless the maker says different)- the problem is with the chance of getting acid slopping around in an accident.... acid burns as well as a bent car would really piss you off.
Unless you find out for sure that its not liquid i would say its best to put it into a box - a cheap plastic one would be fine.

Trust me, it's got gel inside

I've been doing robotwars in the past, and the scrutineering is pretty strict there, especially on batteries, because the robot's fly all over the place. The hawker SBS was approved there