I mounted my Victron superpack 100ah lithium battery vertically in my 2016 MB Sprinter Airstream Interstate RV as the battery box and under-chassis requires. I later heard that the batteries need to be installed upright. What are the Consequences of mounting them vertically as previous batteries were mounted?
Hi @bert-williams, welcome to the Community!
Possible overheating, since the BMS and its cooling system is designed for heat dissipation in an upright installation, and possible internal structural failure -again, since the battery and its internal support structure/shock baffling is designed for an upright installation- are the two main consequences that I'd be concerned about in this case.
Understand, I'm quite certain that it will work perfectly well for some period of time, but you hit the wrong pothole or go down the wrong washboard road and you could run into problems; failure of this type would also not be covered under warranty, if it was determined to have been caused by improper installation.
See the datasheet here, which does specify "Use in upright position only".
