battery box fan [RE-wrenches]

[Bob Ellison, Alternative Energy Systems]

I have thought of using that type of fan but the blower moves a better air
stream into the vent pipe. It outputs from a 1" x 1.5" discharge so with a
little silicone it vents into a small pipe well. It is pushing air from the
box into the vent pipe and works well. The bigger fans need a bigger pipe
and hole in the wall.

Later,
Bob

-----Original Message-----
From:	Bill Loesch, Saint Louis Solar [mailto:bill_loesch at compuserve.com]
Sent:	Monday, November 27, 2000 8:13 AM
To:	INTERNET:RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject:	RE: battery box fan [RE-wrenches]



>I do it this way because the only battery vent fan that is available seems
overpriced and flimsy. If the general opinion is that they are not needed,
I will stop putting them in, but it seems like cheap insurance and things
smell better around here when equalizing!<

Has anyone made use of a pusher muffin fan with dryer vent louver_s_? I
don't make use of any fans but have often considered that if the battery
containment is airtight enough to vent the enclosure properly through the
inlet, why not make use of these common even surplus units and combine it
with another common dryer vent to provide the customer with a vent fan and
louver that probably costs way less than the speciality units and in my
experience of other varied fan uses is quite rugged. The muffin fans come
in 12, 24, and 48 volt versions (just like the RE systems).

Am I missing some fine point with this battery venting scheme?

Bill Loesch
bill_loesch at compuserve.com
tel / fax 314 631 1094
Solar 1 / St Louis Solar
9905 Vasel Drive
St Louis MO 63123-4321

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