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[papasmurf]

My Electra X (ish) which was made out of spare parts in a shed in Oxfordshire, to resemble a 1955 Bullet 500 Trials bike has a battery which slopes backwards, to the point I have to unclamp the battery and level it up to check the acid level.
Can this cause a problem in the long term?
I may bite the Bullet, (ha ha) and fit a gel filled battery when the current one dies.

[AA maniac]

As long as the lead plates are submerged in acid ,shouldn't be a problem papasmurf.

[Leon Novello]

Surely there must be a way to straighten the battery carrier, otherwise you will have too much water in the battery when the bike is level. Just do it.

[papasmurf]

Leon, the battery carrier is not bent, the entire bike slopes backwards, due to short Hagon shocks I had to fit as part of the process of lowering the bike to fit my little legs.

[Nettshubby]

Can't you make up a short strip of metal, drilled at both ends, to move the top carrier mount forwards?

[papasmurf]

Nettshubby, I intend to fit a gel filled "military" type battery at some stage. It is a major operation to level the battery.