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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Todd et.al.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Look in the yellow pages for a manufacturer of "Prototype
Injection Molds". These guys are set up to manufacturer short runs of molded
plastic parts. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>They often use the vacuum-form process to make simple
plastic shapes, usually not close tolerance pieces. A battery tray would be
a perfect job and built exactly to your specs. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>If you use a lot of the same size cells, you may want to
consider a single or double tray-per-cells arrangement. The initial setup
cost will be lower for a small tray, say 9" X 14", and by buying a lot of
them, the mold-maker is happy to give a lower unit cost and will spend less time
on the setup.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>As always, any molded part will be tapered so start big
with your dimensions and go smaller. It's a lot easier to take a little material
off the sides of the mold core compared to putting it back on. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Jim Duncan<BR>North Texas Renewable Energy
Inc<BR>817.917.0527<BR><A
href="mailto:ntrei@earthlink.net">ntrei@earthlink.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.ntrei.com">www.ntrei.com</A> </FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#006600 size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I was just informed I can no
longer get the Outback PSR-SCT (spill containment tray). What are others using
in their battery boxes for spill containment?<BR><BR>Todd</SPAN></FONT></P>
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