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August,<br>
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You might also consider the Contico Pro Tuff Bin.  $85 from Grainger.<br>
<a href="http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/1RG71">http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/1RG71</a><br>
It also holds four L-16 batteries.  You do have to keep the cables
short and low though.<br>
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Kent Osterberg<br>
Blue Mountain Solar<br>
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Joel Davidson wrote:
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  <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hi August,</font></div>
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  <div><font face="Arial" size="2">That's it. <a moz-do-not-send="true"
 href="http://www.nulime.com/titan-packer-45-polyethylene-storage-chest/p261914">http://www.nulime.com/titan-packer-45-polyethylene-storage-chest/p261914</a> also
sells it for less.</font></div>
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  <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Is $213.08 with shipping included a
good price for a store-bought enclosure for 4 each L16s?</font></div>
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Friday, July 16, 2010 8:16 AM</div>
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Boxes?</div>
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    <div>Joel - I think this is the tool box you mentioned:</div>
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    <div>Looks almost ideal. I'll let you know how it works. Best,
August<br>
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    <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Ken
Schaal <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
 href="mailto:ken@commonwealthsolar.com">ken@commonwealthsolar.com</a>></span>
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      <div><font color="#008000" face="Arial" size="4">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.</font></div>
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      <div><font color="#008000" face="Arial" size="4">Ken Schaal</font></div>
      <div><font color="#008000" face="Arial" size="4">CommonWealth
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Boxes?</div>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
 style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">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.</span></p>
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 style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">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.</span></p>
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enjoying solar high season! </span></p>
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 style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">1320 Potrero Avenue</span></p>
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