Battery Box for Lithium battery ?

[PDM075]

Sorry, new to formula cars...and wondering does the GCR's require an actual battery box for lithium batteries if mounted inside the chassis ?

All I've found so far in the GCR's is the generic section under Batteries in 9.3.9


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if located in the driver/passenger compartment, wet cell batteries shall be in a nonconductive marine type container or equivalent. The hot terminal shall be insulated on all cars. All batteries (on board power supplies) shall be attached securely to the frame or chassis structure independant of the marine type container.



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Am I reading this correct in that a lithium battery is not a wet cell battery and does not require a battery box ??


yelp


don

[DanW]

The Lithium battery is considered a "dry" battery. The battery needs to be solidly secured to the chassis or floor pan. The positive terminal must be covered to prevent shorting to ground and becoming a DC welder when you prang your car.

Regards,
Dan