This standard prescribes the maximum dimensional requirements of each battery tray for a specific number of cells and battery capacity rating. The battery hardware requirement and battery compartment are also prescribed.

This standard prescribes the maximum dimensional requirements of each battery tray for a specific number of cells and battery capacity rating. The battery hardware requirement and battery compartment are also prescribed.

The purpose is to standardize the physical dimensional requirement of a battery tray. Currently, there are no overall dimensional standards for a battery tray. The same rating batteries are being produced in different cell sizes by different manufacturers to suit customer battery compartment requirements. This standard will provide an optimal battery compartment allowing interchangeability of batteries supplied by various manufacturers. Thus, it will facilitate joint multi-agency purchasing.