[RE-wrenches] Battery Boxes?

August Goers august at luminalt.com
Fri Jul 16 07:32:03 PDT 2010


Thanks all! Very helpful... Now we just have to decide which way to go...
Best, August

On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Ken Schaal <ken at commonwealthsolar.com>wrote:

>  We build our own boxes using a cement board like 4x8 sheets of Hardi
> Board--fireproof, strong enough , with appropriate bracing, to take the
> inevitable ' stuff ' that gets piled on top of boxes in garages,etc. If you
> need acid resistance, coat the inside with an epoxy paint, like garage floor
> paint. But for GTWB, it's mostly AGM's.
>
> Ken Schaal
> CommonWealth Solar
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>  ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* August Goers <august at luminalt.com>
> *To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
>  *Sent:* Wednesday, July 14, 2010 2:37 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Boxes?
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>    Hi Wrenches -
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> We're seeing more and more interest in grid tied battery backup systems in
> the Bay Area. Anyway, I'm finding that off the shelf battery boxes are quite
> expensive - the products from MidNite Solar, DPW, etc are all really nice
> but super pricey.
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> Any recommendations on battery boxes? We've been using L16 AGM batteries
> but we might be going to a different size and shape. Any recommendations on
> favorite batteries is also appreciated.
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> I hope you're all enjoying solar high season!
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> Best,
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> August
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> August Goers
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