BillTheHiker
Senior Member
I ordered a Fleet shell last Fall with the option for one auxiliary battery and a battery box. FWC has a download (Shell Model Camper with Battery Compartment Only.pdf)
on this option which states:
"If the customer does not get a furnace, and does not get a couch in their empty shell model, we can build a very small battery box cabinet in the rear / driver’s side corner for the aux. battery(s) IF the customer orders the Aux. Battery System."
My question is why is the battery box in the rear of the camper and not the front? The file has photos showing it in the rear. The aft location requires about six feet or so more wire when connecting to the truck alternator. My guess is it has to do with the design and structural issues related to the framing and the box built around the wheel well.
A related question is does this auxiliary battery option includes an isolator?
on this option which states:
"If the customer does not get a furnace, and does not get a couch in their empty shell model, we can build a very small battery box cabinet in the rear / driver’s side corner for the aux. battery(s) IF the customer orders the Aux. Battery System."
My question is why is the battery box in the rear of the camper and not the front? The file has photos showing it in the rear. The aft location requires about six feet or so more wire when connecting to the truck alternator. My guess is it has to do with the design and structural issues related to the framing and the box built around the wheel well.
A related question is does this auxiliary battery option includes an isolator?