Jzeveney,
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1" ADHESIVE LINED BLACK 3:1 RATIO HEAT SHRINK TUBING 4'
Found clear for the bus bars and red and black for the wires. A bit costly but it made me happy just like switching to bus bars made you!
Offset the two rows of batteries so the series connection was straight for the series bus bar also. No cables except coming off to the inverter.
Solder only the bottom of the bus bar at the lead interface of the battery terminal.
Polish the bus bars before putting on the clear shrink.
Wanted my flooded battery to have all the benefits of SLA without the price or life limitations. Tipping over was not an issue...:-)
Venting
battery watering system:
http://www.homepower.com/article/?file=HP108_pg82_REview
Problem, it has two vent holes, so have not done it. At the time could get for $6 per cell, just looked now more costly. Darn should have bought it them!
Buy replacement vent caps before drilling holes.
My caps have an upside down U air path, drilling a hole may not work until the air path on the edge of the cap is blocked. Have not looked maybe vent tubing caps exist?
Have fun,
Scott.
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