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    Posted: 25 Sep 2016 at 5:41pm
Originally posted by fwunder

Nicely done on the mods dbrimm! I have to say I would not be comfortable with flooded cells inside a Pod locker. I spent a few years and more than a few tens of thousands of miles driving boats (yachts) and always had more engine room ventilation than what the Pod affords. Anyway, nice job!

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Thanks Fred. When I was installing everything I did briefly consider putting in a small vent either to the outside or under the table but then I put a smoke pencil in there and it was so drafty I decided not to bother.

Also, always nice to meet another boatie! My experience is split pretty evenly between small commercial ships (<200 ton) and yachts. The Pod is our 'land yacht'. Smile
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Germany, M577A2, wintertime going down the Autobahn with boiling batteries because the voltage regulator had gone out was not a pleasant experience. It has made me somewhat leery about having flooded batteries inside. Hopefully, you won't have problems. I prefer to leave my dual six-Volt batteries outside.
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Shelpod, I liked your idea of making the window cover out of the cut out section. I added a 1/4" plywood backing and glued some EPDM tubing around the edge. 
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Is there a reason why the rpod logo was left on when the new window was put in?
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No reason other than I didn't know what it would look like if I tried to get it off. 
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Oh, I thought they were fairly easy to peel off. I peeled off some side logos...can't stand the frog. But that's in a different place. I love that new window, showed it to my husband. Tell me how it stands over time. Thanks.
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Should come off pretty easy.  Any residue can be removed.

My uncle lives in Placitas.  We were through the area last summer.
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Glass mat batteries inside small aircraft are very common. They do have a small vent line though.  The price of lithium batteries is almost cost effective. Another year or so hopefully they will be. The weight savings and ability to run down 95% without damaging the battery is nice.
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Jonknite - have you been on the road with the Pod with the new window yet? Any issues?

Rain tested yet?

Thanks!

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Rain tested with a hose and it was good. Taking it for a week up on Cedar Mesa in Utah next week, plenty of rough dirt roads and slickrock. I'll report back.
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