[RE-wrenches] RE-wrenches Digest, Vol 3, Issue 380

[Jason Szumlanski]

I have used shower pan liners to line large battery boxes in mobile
applications. They work great - no leakage or deterioration. I put down
one liner, then a 1/4 sheet of plywood on the bottom, then another
liner. The plywood sandwiched in between is there in case the heavy
batteries puncture the upper liner layer (never happened in my
experience). Get them at Home Depot off the roll per linear foot.

A molded plastic tub would be best, or maybe fiberglass, but after
pricing them out, I abandoned the idea.

Jason Szumlanski
Fafco Solar
http://fafcosolar.com

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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:21:45 -0600
From: Mick Abraham <mick at abrahamsolar.com>
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Subject: [RE-wrenches] Ideal platform for flooded type batteries:
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Hi, Mechanix~

My "customer du monde" has a dirt floor in the battery space but he's
willing to build something on which we could place his "wet" type
batteries.


Concrete is strong but it also tends to begin dissolving when battery
acid
gets on it. Been there, seen that, didn't like it.

Wood could be strong but what about the dissolving problem? Would
pressure
treated wood be better than white wood, redwood etc.?

OR: what else would the group advise for a support structure?

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The above questions assume that whatever we do will probably get wet,
but
that may be too pessimistic. Could someone give me a mini-review of
plastic
trays which would protect whatever goes beneath?

I'm pretty sure polypropylene is the right type plastic but short of
custom
welding by a plastic fabricator...where can I find trays which fit OK
with
floor scrubber type battery case dimensions?

Thanks all around,

Mick Abraham, Proprietor
www.abrahamsolar.com

Voice: 970-731-4675