Yeah... I had a set on one of our towers swell up and leak a little when I accidentally set the voltage too high on the charger, but it didn't do any damage to speak of. I haven't ever seen an SLA explode...
On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 8:38 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > I have had them leak, not explode. If they short and get overcharged they > will swell up and sometimes rupture their case. > Not sure what happens when the freeze. > > *From:* Kurt Fankhauser > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 08, 2016 6:12 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Enclosure for WS-12-250-DC > > anyone ever have a SLA battery explode in a enclosure and ruin everything > that was inside? > > On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 5:00 PM, Josh Baird <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yeah, even 10" won't cut it with this switch once you consider the >> connections into the switch (and the enclosure's backplane). >> >> On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> We've used the raised lid enclosures. A normally 8" deep enclosure >>> becomes 10" deep with the raised lid. >>> >>> http://www.enclosurehub.com/productcart/pc/viewCategories.as >>> p?idCategory=961 >>> >>> bp >>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>> >>> >>> On 11/7/2016 1:31 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >>> >>> Every enclosure I've used is a few inches too shallow for the switch. >>> I'd like to avoid putting holes in the sides/top/bottom of the fiber glass >>> to mount a DIN rain. The switch is 8.25" inch deep so I'd need roughly >>> 8.5" deep or more enclosure. >>> >>> Any suggestions welcome, I am primarily looking at DIN mounting >>> everything and putting rack mount as a worst case backup. >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> >>> >> > >
