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<font size="+1"><font face="Arial">Sure we can all get these made
privately, but the PSR-SCT filled a particular need for us battery
based inverter folks... and now that product has been discontinued. The
AHJ here is really anal about making sure the batteries are in spill
containment trays, so not having this product available will be another
hassle in the "what to do with the batteries" issue. Usually I have a
local handyman (or the customer) build a vented plywood box... and now
I will have to get a privately made plastic tray for the batteries to
sit in. I guess us battery folks are in the minority here but safe
containment / enclosures are essential for the systems I do.<br>
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Todd<br>
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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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