Battery Installation

Alright, what saboteur decided to throw me off by 1/4 of an inch????

This is what happens when things don't go according to plan - YOU IMPROVISE.  The original plan called for the 4 sets of 5 to be in the front of the car.  As you can see a 1/4 of an inch meant I wasn't able to follow through on that plan.

What we have here is two 5s and two 4s.  OK, so it's 14 lbs less - I can live with that.  The real cluster trickled down to the back pack.

That's two 6s two 5s and two 4s.  It all works out.  I'll just need to fill in the gaps with 2X4s then strap the batteries all together.  The frame was later bolted down.

A few quick safety notes on installing batteries.  1. Respect the lightening in a block. Cause that's what you have here.  You do the wrong thing and that lightening will jump out and cause some serious damage.  In my case I was messing with 100 amps, stop and think, the 110V in your house is only 15 or 20 amps. 2. Tape all wrenches etc with electrical tape.  Always know where you are going to lay them down and watch where that extra hand is going, especially if you have to lean over something. (Touching an emergency brake will usually cause a ground) For heaven's sake don't ground yourself.  3. As long as there isn't a draw, you shouldn't have any sparks.  If you see any sparks-STOP and try to figure out what happened before you move on because something caused a draw on the pack.  Using gloves is always a good idea. 4. Maintain control of both ends of the welding cables until it is securely fastened.  I'll stick one end in pipe foam while I work on the other end.