<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Mick,<div>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.</div><div>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.</div><div>Bob-O</div><div><br><div><div>On Apr 30, 2010, at 8:21 AM, Mick Abraham wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">Hi, Mechanix~<br><br>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. <br><br>Concrete is strong but it also tends to begin dissolving when battery acid gets on it. Been there, seen that, didn't like it.<br>
<br>Wood could be strong but what about the dissolving problem? Would pressure treated wood be better than white wood, redwood etc.?<br><br>OR: what else would the group advise for a support structure?<br><br>************************************************************<br>
<br>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? <br><br>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?<br>
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