Battery Wiring Rerouting

[jeffmoore564]

I have a 2020 Cougar RKDWE. I bought a 200 Ah lithium battery from
Renogy and will purchase another 200Ah lithium battery in the future . I would like to secure the battery in the pass-through. All the wiring for the trailer is on the outside attached to the battery bank located on the tongue of the trailer. See attached photos. Any idea on how to get this mess of wires to the inside of the pass-through? We do a lot of remote camping and am prepping the pass-through for total solar as this unit is prepped for solar so everything needs to be in the pass-through. Ideas?

[Canonman]

Putting everything inside the pass through might be a good idea; but seems to me that it might also have some disadvantages when it comes to access. In any case all the wiring can be rerouted through an electrical junction box with a weather tight rating. That will get everything off the tongue but how you arrange things inside the cargo area might take some ingenuity. I'd suggest a cardboard mock up of the pieces you're planning on implementing to to try and figure a layout that works for you.

[jeffmoore564]

Like the idea of a mock-up…I had not thought of routing everything through a junction box. Would tidy thing up quite a bit. Thank you…

[sourdough]

If you want to put those batteries inside a closed pass through they need to be vented.

[jeffmoore564]

Yes thank you, I was going to vent the pass-through. Living in southern Arizona can get quite warm in the summer.