[RE-wrenches] Ideal platform for flooded type batteries: opinions wanted

[Bob-O Schultze]

Mick,
They take up more space, but I'm fond of Rubbermaid tubs. You can find them big enough for 2, 3, or 4 L-16s. If you get the ones with the domed lids, they fit back on as well.
Provides both acid spill protection and meets NEC 480 for "guarding live parts". the lids generally don't make a good enough seal to collect too much H2.
Bob-O

On Apr 30, 2010, at 8:21 AM, Mick Abraham wrote:

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
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