<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>I agree. Eliminate the "enclosure" and you eliminate his complaint. Just make them accessible only to authorized personnel and provide adequate working space. That should work.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I've never understood how a metallic battery enclosure is safer than a non-conductive enclosure, regardless of combustibility. Imagine something really heavy falling on a metallic covered enclosure and causing a battery short. <br>
<br>Jason Szumlanski<div>Fafco Solar</div></div><div><br>On Mar 22, 2012, at 6:56 PM, Brian Teitelbaum <<a href="mailto:bteitelbaum@aeesolar.com">bteitelbaum@aeesolar.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite">
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--></style><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Jeremy,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Sometimes the best “enclosure” is a locked room. Is it possible in this case to wall off the space and provide a locked door with a sign reading “Authorized Personnel Only” on the door?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Brian Teitelbaum</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">AEE Solar</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
<div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>All Solar, Inc.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 22, 2012 2:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'RE-wrenches'<br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Listed Battery Enclosure?</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wrenches,</span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I am looking to install some Surrette dual container batteries. 24- 2v cells and the inspector is looking for a 'listed' enclosure. </span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Any takes on this?</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Jeremy</span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">All Solar, Inc.<br>Jeremy and Amy Rodriguez<br>
1463 M St<br>Penrose, CO 81240<br><a href="http://www.asolarelectric.com">www.asolarelectric.com</a><br>Phone 719-372-3808<br>Fax 719-372-3804<br>Email <a href="mailto:allsolar@scswifi.net">allsolar@scswifi.net</a><br>Email <a href="mailto:allsolar@live.com">allsolar@live.com</a></span></p>
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